Since the election, state Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, has spent thousands of dollars in surplus campaign money for travel, and lodging and meals in Washington, D.C. Other lawmakers have tapped ...

With inflation soaring, Maryland racks up a $2 billion surplus. Again. State economists say sales tax revenue was nearly 20 percent higher than expected. So was income for the wealthy and ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A proposal heading to the Washington state Legislature could put more money back in drivers' pockets. Republican lawmakers are pushing for a rebate program in response to the ...

State records reveal that in the past two years, four law enforcement departments in Washington state have been suspended from the military surplus program known as 1033.

An unidentified vessel broker offered to buy two surplus Washington State Ferries passenger boats that once carried commuters between Seattle and Bremerton. The "unsolicited offer" for the Chinook ...

The state budget director warns the projected surplus is not enough to address a mandate by the state Supreme Court related to education funding, with costs related to that mandate of at least $3 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced it will distribute 15 surplus wildfire engines to rural fire districts in wildfire-prone areas across Washington this spring.

Some state agencies failed to wipe old computers clean of sensitive or personal data before sending them to be sold as surplus, a new state audit says. Random checks of computers that agencies ...

Legislation in Washington state would allow the insurance commissioner to consider nonprofit health insurers' surpluses when deciding whether their proposed premiums are reasonable, reported ...

McDonnell announced an additional $234 million in leftover funding Thursday, which when added to an earlier surplus of $311 million brought the state’s total surplus to $545 million.

OLYMPIA -- Washington's surging economy, supercharged by the construction and real estate boom, has created a $1.1 billion cushion for the often-pinched state treasury, forecasters said Thursday.