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Governor Ferguson issues statement on devastating petroleum tanker spill, will visit site soon
July 18, 2025
OLYMPIA – Governor Bob Ferguson issued the following statement after an accident on Highway 101 near the Elwha River Bridge resulted in a tanker truck overturning and spilling petroleum in Indian Creek:
Governor Ferguson appoints Matt Jones as Director of Department of Enterprise Services
July 15, 2025
Jones brings 18 years of experience in various divisions across DES
Governor Ferguson issues statement in response to latest round of Trump tariff announcements
July 14, 2025
OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today on President Trump’s recent tariff announcements, including new tariffs currently set to begin on Aug. 1:
Governor Ferguson appoints Cindy Kay as Board of Accountancy Executive Director
July 11, 2025
Kay brings more than 15 years of public accounting experience in state government and more than 20 years in the private sector
Governor Ferguson appoints Candie M. Dibble to Spokane County Superior Court
July 10, 2025
OLYMPIA – Today Governor Bob Ferguson announced the appointment of Candie M. Dibble to the Spokane County Superior Court. Dibble’s appointment, effective July 10, fills the position being vacated by Judge Raymond F. Clary, who resigned from the bench effective June 30, 2025.
Governor Ferguson: Washington will cover gap caused by federal attempt to defund of Planned Parenthood
July 9, 2025
President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ bans all Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood for a year
Governor Ferguson denounces Congressional Republicans’ decision to gut Medicaid in cruel, unprecedented vote
July 3, 2025
OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson denounced unprecedented cuts to Medicaid, approved by Congressional Republicans on Thursday, that will fundamentally alter Washington’s health care system and result in hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians losing their health care.
Governor Ferguson condemns Congressional Republicans’ clean energy rollbacks
July 3, 2025
Washington faces thousands of job losses, higher electricity costs and at least $8.7 billion in clean energy investments at risk
Governor Ferguson: Every Washingtonian on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see benefits reduced
July 3, 2025
OLYMPIA – Governor Bob Ferguson today detailed the devastating impacts of the reconciliation bill in Congress on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Each of the 1 million Washingtonians who receive assistance from SNAP will see their benefits reduced under the reconciliation bill that passed out of Congress today. In addition, more than 130,000 Washingtonians could lose their benefits altogether.
Governor Ferguson appoints Rachel Hong to Okanogan County Superior Court
July 1, 2025
Hong joins the Okanogan County bench after more than 10 years at a federal district court