A day after outgoing three-term Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address, Bob Ferguson was sworn in as the state’s 24th governor on Wednesday. Ferguson has served as the state attorney general since 2013 and was a member of the King County Council before that.

Gov. Bob Ferguson's inaugural speech showed how he may be distancing himself from former Gov. Jay Inslee and that he may not be as aligned with Democratic lawmakers as his predecessor.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson now faces many of the same challenges Jay Inslee faced when he took office 12 years ago. Similar issues in 2024 and 2013 include a state budget deficit and looming education challenges.

Washington's new governor, Bob Ferguson, impressed Republicans with his inaugural address, which emphasized bipartisanship and a more conservative approach to the state budget.

Incoming Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson outlined his plans Wednesday to help individuals while also making government more responsive and efficient, during his inaugural address as the state Legislature convened for its first week of session.

Gov. Jay Inslee will deliver his final State of the State address to a joint session of the state House and Senate on Tuesday morning. Ferguson will be sworn in

Ferguson delivered his inaugural address during a joint legislative session, and it might have made Republicans happier than the Democrats.

Gov. Jay Inslee delivered 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 as the longest current-serving governor in the United States and the first to lead Washington for three terms since the late Dan Evans.

Also touching on the incoming Trump Administration, Inslee said, "We will not bend the knee to a would-be authoritarian's worst impulses."

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final state of the state address to both chambers of the Washington Legislature on Tuesday. Though the yearly speech sets a tone for the 103 days of lawmaking , Inslee’s address on the final full day of 12 years leading the state had the air of farewell.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Governor-elect Bob Ferguson will be sworn into office and give his inaugural address Wednesday morning. Ferguson, a Democrat, will take over the office from outgoing Governor Jay Inslee, also a Democrat. Inslee elected not to run for re-election, while Ferguson took up his party's mantle in the wake of Inslee's decision.

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the Legislature on Tuesday, his last full day in office, bidding Washingtonians “fair winds and following seas” in the final speech of his 12-year run leading the Evergreen State. He spent several minutes on one of the most pressing issues facing the state this year: the budget.