Public highways were damaged, and two people died in the storm. Then-Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, issued disaster declarations across 11 counties at the time, including Seattle. The storm was ...

On a night in mid-December, then-Gov. Jay Inslee called Microsoft President Brad Smith with a heads-up. The next day, Inslee would be rolling out a budget proposal with higher business taxes and a ...

Nearly three months later, on Friday, FEMA rejected the request in a letter to former Governor Jay Inslee. The agency cited that additional federal aid “is not warranted,” without providing ...

Jay Inslee was preparing to leave office, the state applied for aid from the federal government to pay for an estimated $34 million in damages from the storm. Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat like ...

Former Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, on his way out of office, later said the number had jumped to $16 billion. State Republicans allege that the deficit was closer to $6.7 billion, but Democrats ...

Jay Inslee. He said the state will have to make some "tough choices" in closing the gap. Some of his proposals include efficiencies like combining office spaces for agencies and terminating ...

After Washington’s storms, then-Gov. Jay Inslee issued a disaster declaration in 11 counties — including where Seattle is located — and filed the application for disaster relief with FEMA to ...

Jay Inslee. No recession nor economic downturn has dented state revenues. In reality, they’re expected to grow by $10 billion over the next four years. The state’s operating budget has nearly ...

In response, outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee declared a disaster across nine counties, including Whatcom, King , Snohomish and Walla Walla counties. After Ferguson took office — and more details ...