On April 2, Albany City Manager Peter Troedsson presented a proposed budget to the city's budget committee, outlining cuts to several city departments including fire and police. The cuts ...

In signing Washington’s new $78 billion two-year operating budget this week, Gov. Bob Ferguson praised what he called a “balanced” approach to solving a multibillion-dollar shortfall.

Hochul signed the state’s $254.3 billion budget on May 9. Amid a sea of suits at Common Roots Brewing, featuring the who’s who of Albany, Governor Hochul announced that the state budget has ...

On the last day of the 2025 legislative session — and following months of intense debate — Washington state lawmakers passed a final operating budget. Legislators’ work may be done for the ...

The bulk of the mammoth $254 billion state budget deal was unveiled Wednesday with some last minute self-serving quietly slipped into the batter before Albany lawmakers were set to finally vote on it.

ALBANY — The State Legislature next week is scheduled to vote on a $254 billion state budget that was due more than a month ago and negotiated behind closed doors. The details of what's in it ...

ALBANY — In New York state government news, lawmakers are buckling down for their annual budget negotiations ahead of an April 1 deadline and Republican Marc Molinaro has set a date to announce ...

ALBANY — The protracted state budget process will continue into next week when legislators and the public will get a shortened amount of time to review how the $254 billion will be spent ...

The budget is now nine days overdue, and there’s no little reason to expect it will be finalized any time soon. Gov. Kathy Hochul has promised to keep lawmakers in Albany for as long as it takes to ...

Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald Senate and House lawmakers on Monday released their respective 2025-27 capital budget proposals, which feature funding for some big projects in Pierce ...

As New York state lawmakers hash out a budget that’s expected to top $250 ... affect people throughout New York. He has covered Albany since 2008, most recently as a reporter for The Wall ...