The increase will push the state’s per-gallon tax rate on gas and other vehicle fuels from 49.4 cents to 55.4 cents. Starting July 1, 2026, it will rise each year by 2% – about a penny annually – to account for inflation.
The parking project is partly driven by recent state legislative reforms to parking requirements in support of affordable housing, urban growth and environmental sustainability.
The long-sought expansion of Highway 12 between Wallula to Nine Mile Hill just west of Touchet continues to move forward, even as the federal government gutted various agencies and the state finalized a budget with billions of dollars in cuts.
Tri-Citian Chris Poynor has spent the past 30 years driving trucks, and he recently celebrated some big achievements: 2 million accident-free miles and grand champion winner of the Washington Truck Driving Championships.
A Montana-based RV and boat dealer is launching its first Tri-Cities location, the company’s seventh location and its western-most dealership. The Tri-Cities location planned to open its doors today, May 22.
$249.2 million — that’s how much state funding for capital projects could be headed to the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas if approved by Gov. Bob Ferguson.
