Senate Republicans have published the Legislature’s first budget proposal for the next biennium, and it includes full funding for a workforce program that has lifted hundreds of Benton and Franklin county residents out of poverty.
A man who was the first in his family to attend college and has held roles at multiple colleges and universities serving Black and Hispanic students is the new leader of Heritage University, which has a branch campus in Kennewick.
A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate thousands of jobs for probationary federal workers fired as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s campaign to slash the federal workforce.
While harsh talk may be necessary to stimulate initial discussions, fence-mending and practical solutions are needed now within our North American neighborhood.