Lawmakers are also debating 5% payroll for the state's largest companies and changes to the 1% property tax cap as Democrats say cuts alone will not fill the budget gap.

Gov. Bob Ferguson will not sign either the House or Senate budget proposals, citing concerns over untested wealth tax and potential federal cuts.

Making the tax cuts permanent is virtually an 80-20 issue. Voters are sending a clear signal to Washington: Republicans should seize on this opportunity to pass good policy that also happens to be ...

The Senate vote is one big step in a long process. And the debate revealed intra-party tension over key issues like Medicaid, tax-cut strategy and the debt.