Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
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Gov. Bob Ferguson hired an investigator in June, but they didn’t get started until the agency director requested an inquiry two months later. -
The governor released his plan Tuesday for bridging what he says is a $2.3 billion gap between the state’s revenue and spending through mid-2027. -
The Republican has faced a difficult atmosphere and challengers from within his own party since he voted to impeach Donald Trump, but says that’s not what’s behind his decision to not run again. -
Time is running short for the Carriger Solar project to qualify for key federal tax credits. If completed, it could provide enough power for 32,500 homes. -
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Annual “committee days” meetings are planned for the first week of December, with a wide range of topics teed up for discussion. -
“I’m a Democrat. Maybe I’m an old school one,” she said after forcing a House vote this week that left members of her own party miffed. -
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Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was among six Democrats who sided with Republicans in voting the legislation out of the House. -
Mark Mullet will be Issaquah’s next mayor and J.T. Wilcox will soon be a Tacoma port commissioner. Neither is contemplating a return to the Legislature
