Gov. Jay Inslee will deliver his final State of the State address on Tuesday morning to a joint session of the Washington Legislature. Inslee, first elected governor in 2012, will leave the office ...

The outgoing Washington governor says the resiliency of his state’s cap-and-invest system speaks to the value of state-based climate action. The last act of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s public ...

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee looks on during a news conference unveiling the Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026 brand and logo on the Observation Deck at The Space Needle on May 18, 2023, in Seattle.

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. “It’s ...

Jay Inslee touted the enormous increase in state spending on various programs and services since he took office, while imploring lawmakers not to reduce spending as they write the upcoming ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee gave his final State of the State address to the Washington Legislature on Tuesday, outlining his successes in office and the challenges to come for returning ...

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee waves to the gallery as he leaves the House Chamber after giving his final State of the State address in Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

Jay Inslee touted the enormous increase in state spending on various programs and services since he took office, while imploring lawmakers not to reduce spending as they write the upcoming ...

In an exit interview with the Olympia press corps last month in the governor’s office, Inslee assessed his own strength as holding values that meshed with those of most Washingtonians.

“We have proposed what I call a very modest tax on incomes of extraordinary amounts,” Inslee said at a Dec. 17 press conference where he rolled out his proposed state operating budget.