MUKILTEO, Wash. — Governor-elect Bob Ferguson boarded a state ferry Wednesday and sailed into uncharted waters on Wednesday. The state ferry system is sinking, with a budget deficit of at least $10 billion over the next four years.
Ferguson minced no words.
“It’s a front-burner issue,” Ferguson said. “When you have a crisis you have to act like it’s a crisis.”
The ferries have been fighting for funding since voters approved a ballot initiative that cut car tab fees in 1999, gutting the state’s transportation budget. Since then, the struggle to stay afloat has been very real.
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