A Kennewick law office known for its expertise in estate planning and reputation for community service has been acquired by a multistate firm that started in the Tri-Cities.

Washington state’s paid family and medical leave program is facing challenges on multiple fronts, from solvency issues to unexpected tax liabilities for workers and employers. 

An urgent care clinic with locations in Pasco and Richland will pay $2.8 million to settle claims it overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for diagnostic testing. 

Comcast is suing to block a new Washington law imposing sales tax on advertising services, imperiling a financial linchpin lawmakers relied on to balance the state’s budget.

The state Attorney General’s Office has filed 37 lawsuits against the Trump administration since January, averaging more than one lawsuit per week.

Two wealth management companies based in the Tri-Cities and three other businesses with offices here are among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the country, according to Inc. business magazine’s annual list.

Heads up, employers: Make sure to communicate in job postings how much you’ll pay for positions you’re hiring for – or you could face a steep fine, even from someone you know isn’t a serious candidate. 

The owners of a Walla Walla gas station must pay millions of dollars in penalties and restitution for a 2023 gasoline leak that led to the evacuation of the historic Marcus Whitman Hotel and contaminated groundwater. 

Pete Serrano resigned as mayor of Pasco after he was named interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Washington earlier this month and can serve 120 days as he awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate. But one of Washington state’s two Democratic senators plans to use a Senate maneuver known as the “blue slip” process to prevent him from serving in the federal post. 

An associated business of the national pharmacy chain that recently took on all the former Tri-City customers of bankrupt Rite Aid is facing its own legal issues with sizable financial consequences.