Bob Ferguson: “That said, causing significant harm and inconvenience to the people of Washington state is not the way to address those…”

My expectation is that every vessel on every route is fully operational no later than the first vessel sailing tomorrow morning.

Given the significant financial challenges we face in our near-term budget, this is not a problem that can be solved immediately.

Linking will unlock greater emissions reductions, lower the cost of clean technologies, and create good‑paying jobs in high‑growth industries.

What we need right now is the federal government to move very, very, very quickly. We need the federal government to step up and help out folks right here in our community who are really, really hurt and need that help.