Inheriting a $16 billion budget shortfall was not the way I wanted to start as governor,” Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.

Gov. Bob Ferguson repeatedly said he would look for budget savings and efficiencies before agreeing to raise taxes on Washingtonians, but on Tuesday – the deadline for doing so – he signed Washington state’s nearly $78 billion,

Tuesday is the deadline for Gov. Bob Ferguson to sign Washington state's nearly $78 billion, two-year budget passed by the Legislature last month.