About 20 miles of U.S. 2 are set to reopen Dec. 29 on the east side of the Cascades, allowing access to the Stevens Pass ski resort, after devastating flooding and debris slides destroyed parts of the highway this month.

Some legislative Democrats are eyeing a 9.9% “millionaires tax” on adjusted annual gross income over $1 million. Ferguson endorsed this version of the proposal. Less than 0.5% of Washingtonians would be subject to the tax, and it’s expected to raise $3 billion per year. 

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan Dec. 19 to steer $3 billion into preserving the state’s roads and bridges and building three new ferries over the next decade.

The governor also signed an executive order to get the ball rolling on establishing a new cabinet-level Department of Housing. 

Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental health and medical coverage. 

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Nov. 18, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet.

Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies. 

A security company has dropped its lawsuit over Washington’s new sales tax on services weeks after filing it.

It’s unclear why. 

Washington businesses would need to shoulder roughly $700 million in additional taxes in a few years unless the projected finances of the state’s unemployment insurance fund improve.