Stokesbary joins KVI’s Ari Hoffman to discuss Governor Ferguson’s surprising press conference

April 1, 2025

House Republican Leader Representative Drew Stokesbary joins KVI’s Ari Hoffman to unpack a surprising press conference from Governor Bob Ferguson in which he rejected the proposed tax hikes in the House and Senate operating budget proposals. Stokesbary discusses his recent meeting with the governor, highlighting Ferguson’s openness to budget cuts over excessive taxation—a move Stokesbary compares to Bill Clinton’s triangulation strategy. While Ferguson isn’t ruling out all new taxes, Stokesbary sees this as a pragmatic step, driven by public sentiment against tax increases, with 80% of Washingtonians favoring service cuts instead.