Washington's new AG pushes back on Ferguson's plan to drain $35M from agency

Washington’s new governor, Bob Ferguson, has targeted his own former office as ripe for budget savings as he seeks fixes for the state’s multibillion-dollar shortfall.

But his successor, a fellow Democrat, is already pushing back.

Nick Brown, who replaced Ferguson as attorney general on Wednesday, said he’s raised his objections about the proposal to the new governor.

“I made my point pretty directly that I thought it was a bad idea and would be harmful to Washingtonians,” Brown said in an interview in his office shortly after being sworn in. “And AG Ferguson certainly understands this office and its budget better than most people. And you know, we are facing a real budget crisis that hopefully everyone can take seriously, but the idea of cutting that money is troublesome.”

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