Substantial work is still needed to analyze each issue, develop figures and draft appropriate ballot measures, City Manager Nicole Almaguer said during a Monday night council meeting.

Albany County’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26 was presented during a special County Commission meeting on Monday. The spending plan emphasizes long-term financial planning and fiscal ...

This approval came from a five-to-one vote, with Mayor Bo Dorough voting against the budget’s approval.

“Washingtonians expect us as leaders to make the tough decisions to live within our means and still deliver core services,” the governor said.

Not exactly ideal, but also not surprising. That’s how Gov. Bob Ferguson and Washington budget writers described the latest state revenue forecast out this week.

Washington lawmakers and the governor Tuesday got the grim state revenue news they’ve been expecting. Estimates show tax collections for the two-year operating budget that begins July 1 will be ...

A dedicated loan to help West Australians buy modular homes will be revealed in Thursday’s budget.

Albany leaders failed to pass the city’s recommended budget this week while delaying a hike to the city services fee. Those votes stemmed from council concerns about the fee increase and the ...

Benton County is $1 closer to getting a new jail. Members of the county's budget committee recommended a $540 million budget for the 2025–27 biennium last week, and they decided to give the ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the state’s operating budget into law Tuesday that will be funded with billions of dollars in taxes. It’s a move that critics say will hit average ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has styled himself a fiscal reformer, but he led the way on a budget gimmick that ignores some $500 million in lawsuit costs for the state.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Governor Kathy Hochul held a press conference in Albany on Wednesday afternoon discussing revitalization investments into the capital city included in New York’s budget ...