Walters: Wildfires could be a double whammy for the state’s shaky budget
The proposed budget unveiled earlier this month is already scrap paper because the wildfires will clobber tax revenues while imposing massive new financial burdens.
Cutting services or raising taxes: State lawmakers weigh how to fill big budget gaps
Even before taking office last week, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had proposed $4 billion in spending cuts. That was on top ...