State officials were to have their plans for instituting the cuts in by Feb. 6. The state’s public universities are facing a 3% cut to their state funding.

The newly opened Amazon delivery station in Pasco is fulfilling its promise of faster service and hundreds of new jobs, with more hires to come.

The number of students seeking a hospitality business management degree at the Richland campus has seen a sharp decline.

The successor to current Kennewick School District Superintendent Traci Pierce is this year’s Idaho Superintendent of the Year who started his educational career as a Spanish and math teacher. 

WSU’s regents considered more than 260 candidates to be the successor of current President Kirk Schulz before unanimously selecting the winning candidate, who will start April 1.

The Washington State University regents will meet during a special meeting to discuss a proposed contract for a new president at 4 p.m. Feb. 6 in Pullman and the public may attend in-person or remotely, as well as sign up to provide public comment.

Public interviews for the finalists will take place at 6 p.m. Feb. 4-6 at Kennewick School District’s administration building. Community members are encouraged to attend to meet the finalists, ask questions and provide input. 

Washington State University Tri-Cities’ chancellor is part of a team of university administrators tracking how recent decisions by the new U.S. presidential administration may impact the university’s federal funding for current and future research as well as the availability of reports and data. 

The Kennewick School Board will interview six preliminary finalists as it searches for a successor to Superintendent Traci Pierce. Members of the public may attend and observe the interview process on Jan. 28 and 30, and observers will have the opportunity to provide written feedback to the school board.   

Seven years ago, in the landmark case known as McCleary, justices ruled the state had complied with the court’s order to ensure ample funding for basic education. But the state’s been backsliding since, Reykdal said, and no longer provides enough money to local school districts to keep pace with rising costs.