The Washington state Capitol in Olympia on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard
March 11, 2026

Democrats in the Washington Legislature released a budget deal Wednesday balanced with one-time maneuvers, siphoning of rainy day reserves and slashing of child care funding.

“There will be a lot of people who are disappointed by this budget. We knew that,” Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said Wednesday morning. “I think we did the best we…

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