The Senate’s leading Democrat and Republican on the state capital budget pledge to work together to provide money in the upcoming 2027-29 capital budget for owners of homes destroyed by wildfires in the Spokane area and other parts of Washington. According to Spokane’s Spokesman-Review newspaper, the Old Trails fire in northwest Spokane burned about 700 homes Saturday. It is one of three wildfires in Spokane County that have collectively burned more than 10,000 acres. Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, the lead Democrat on the capital budget on the Senate Ways and Means Committee, and Sen. Mark Schoesler, the Republican leader on the capital budget on Ways and Means, said they will work with other legislators before and during the 2027 legislative session to ensure ...

OLYMPIA — House and Senate leaders announced their final agreement Wednesday on the state’s 2026 supplemental capital budget. The $889 million budget funds construction projects and infrastructure across Washington and makes major investments in school construction, affordable housing, flood response and prevention, and more. Details of the budget are available on fiscal.wa.gov. “The capital budget shows how good government can work. We build the infrastructure that people across the state can see, touch, and feel in their local community,” said Senator Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), the vice chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee for the capital budget. “Our approach has always been rooted in bipartisanship, collaboration, and recognizing the diversity of our state and the broad needs of all our people. This budget delivers ...