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Governor Ferguson statement on revised Millionaires’ Tax proposal

March 6, 2026

OLYMPIA – Governor Bob Ferguson offers the following statement on the striking amendment by Rep. April Berg to the proposed Millionaires’ Tax:

Governor Ferguson appoints Mindy Roberts to serve as Puget Sound Partnership Executive Director

March 5, 2026

Roberts joins the agency after decades of clean water and healthy habitat work

Governor Ferguson cancels parole for serial rapist

March 4, 2026

OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson has canceled the parole granted to Billy Van Court by the Department of Corrections’ Indeterminate Sentence Review Board.

Governor Ferguson statement on court decision allowing investigation into Catholic Church’s handling of child sex abuse allegations

March 2, 2026

OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson offered the following comment on a decision from the Washington State Court of Appeals agreeing that the Attorney General’s Office can investigate whether the Catholic Church used charitable funds to cover up allegations of child sex abuse by clergy. Governor Ferguson, then Attorney General, initiated the investigation and went to court to enforce the subpoenas. Governor Ferguson was in the courtroom during oral argument at the trial court, which initially ruled against the office, and pursued the appeal resulting in today’s ruling.

Legislature adopts Governor Ferguson, Commissioner Kuderer bill to strengthen Washington state’s decision-making authority regarding vaccines

February 26, 2026

Governor Request Bill allows state Department of Health to propose vaccine recommendations and preserves Washingtonians’ access to preventive services

Statement from Governor Bob Ferguson on U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down President Trump’s unlawful tariffs

February 20, 2026

OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today on the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Trump Administration’s illegal tariffs:

Governor Ferguson appoints Doris Walkins to Pierce County Superior Court

February 18, 2026

Walkins joins the Pierce County bench after more than two decades of legal experience

Governor Ferguson requests FEMA assistance to repair $182.3M infrastructure damaged in historic December flooding

February 17, 2026

OLYMPIA — Today, Governor Bob Ferguson submitted Washington state’s request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Public Assistance funding to help repair state infrastructure damaged in December’s historic flooding. Preliminary damage assessments performed in partnership with FEMA over the past two months estimate damage totaling $182.3 million. That represents the largest dollar amount of public infrastructure damage submitted to FEMA in Washington state in more than 40 years.

Statement from Governor Bob Ferguson on Justice Barbara Madsen’s upcoming retirement from the Washington Supreme Court

February 2, 2026

OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson offered the following statement on Justice Barbara Madsen’s announcement that she will retire from the bench effective April 3, 2026:

Governor Ferguson appoints Jane Nesbitt to serve as interim Office of Independent Investigations Director

January 28, 2026

Nesbitt has more than 10 years of public service experience, most recently as the agency’s chief of staff