WA’s budget crunch affects lawmakers’ wish lists

With the state strapped for cash, Democrats’ chief budget writer in the Washington Senate has told colleagues there’s no money...

By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • November 10, 2025 5:12 am

WA officials take stock as wildfire season winds down

By Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State Standard

WA’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff

By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard
WA makes pitch to feds for $1B in rural health funding

Washington is making its bid for a billion dollars in new federal funding for rural health care.

By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 7, 2025 5:12 am
Expected slide in WA unemployment trust fund balance could trigger new tax

Washington businesses would need to shoulder roughly $700 million in additional taxes in a few years unless the projected finances…

By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 5, 2025 5:12 am
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