# With the baton passing from Jay Inslee to Bob Ferguson, Washington’s governor has placed more emphasis on fiscal austerity to solve the state's looming budget deficit. But some lawmakers are intent on raising new revenue to avoid deep cuts to social programs.

Not a great first look for Ferguson at all. Cutting social programs would be such a terrible move rn

  • JCPhoenix@beehaw.orgMEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Very interesting article. I’m not a Washingtonian, so don’t have much to say, other than that the state certainly has some hard decisions to make going forward. Especially in the face of a likely hostile federal trifecta, even if weak.