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In the first monthly report on actual tax collections since state lawmakers passed a new budget, existing state taxes are performing exactly as predicted. That is what was reported today by the state’s Office of Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

The dark clouds looming over higher education in the nation and Washington may have a silver lining, but so far it’s been hard to find and the recent spate of news has been pretty bad for college students.

Gov. Chris Gregoire is heading to Tacoma Community College this afternoon to sign this year's supplemental capital budget. 

With her signature, the governor will enable roughly $1 billion in new state spending on an assortment of non-highway projects such as…

Lawmakers were able to flee the state Capitol this month after making relatively small budget cuts, avoiding the disaster scenarios painted by Gov. Chris Gregoire last fall.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee said Friday the state doesn't need new taxes to fulfill its education funding obligations, even though Gov. Chris Gregoire says new revenue has to be considered.

Inslee said that he is focused on raising the state…

House Democrats are outlining a new budget plan at the Capitol on Wednesday, but no deal is in sight to end a political impasse that has sent the Legislature into its fourth week of a special session.

Republican state Attorney General Rob McKenna promised Monday that if elected governor to bring a “new direction” to state budgeting and end the Legislature’s yearly gap between revenues and spending.

As a budget deal continued to elude lawmakers Monday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna jumped into the fray with his ideas on how to reach agreement in the special session and who is to blame for the continuing impasse.