Washington Gov. Jay Inslee admires his official portrait for the first time during a reception in the State Reception Room in the state Capital in Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Instead, Inslee doubled down on his proposal for a "modest wealth tax" to close the budget gap. Ultra-rich Washington residents would be required to pay a 1% tax on wealth over $100 million.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Governor Jay Inslee (D) looked back on over a decade in office through his final State of the State address Tuesday morning, taking a victory lap on ...

Inslee cautioned lawmakers against making deep spending cuts as they navigate the state’s looming budget gap, like those that were made in response to the Great Recession in the late 2000s.

Inslee, who is concluding his third term as governor, opened with a reflection on his 35 years in public service. “This is not a moment to talk about the end of something,” he said.

Inslee has also touted his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, which began here with the first confirmed case in the U.S. and ended with Washington seeing one of the nation’s lowest death ...

Gov. Inslee won’t endorse WA bill cutting governor’s power to approve energy project sites after his controversial expansion of huge wind farm.

Why Jay Inslee isn’t worried about Trump. By Adam Aton | 01/07/2025 06:20 AM EST . The outgoing Washington governor says the resiliency of his state’s cap-and-invest system speaks to the value ...

When Jay Inslee ran to be Washington state Governor 12 years ago, he was categorical about taxes. “I do not believe tax increases are the right path for the state of Washington.” ...

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Gov. Jay Inslee on Nov. 25 announced plans to open another juvenile rehabilitation facility in Washington — a proposal that he cast as necessary amid an “avalanche” of new offenders.