Downbeat outlook persists in WA’s final budget forecast of the year

Downbeat outlook persists in WA’s final budget forecast of the year

Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard

November 19, 2025 / 11:41 am

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Tuesday, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet.

Revenue projections show collections up $105 million for the current two-year state budget compared to the last forecast in September. That amounts to a 0.1% increase, a change from previous reports showing precipitous drops.

House Democrats’ chief budget writer, Timm Ormsby, called the forecast a “little welcome relief.”

“We’ve leveled out a bit and stabilized, which was pleasing, but it certainly doesn’t take away from the challenges and difficult decisions we’re going to have to make in the upcoming session,” said