WATCH: WA GOP budget lead blasts Ferguson’s fiscal plan as ‘a complete joke’

(The Center Square) – Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson released his proposed 2026 supplemental budget on Tuesday, the deadline for presenting it.

Ferguson’s proposed budget totals $79 billion and aims to address a projected $2.3 billion shortfall through a combination of cost-saving reductions and targeted spending in housing, education and infrastructure.

“I want to be clear that what I’m presenting today is a two-year budget that takes us through June 30, 2027. As many of you know, Washington state adopted a requirement in 2012 that we enact a four-year balanced budget. Washington is literally the only state in the country that has that requirement,” Ferguson explained during Tuesday afternoon’s press conference. “When the Legislature passed that bipartisan law, they recognized there would be certain economic circumstances that, if met, would al...