The Cowles Company—the multigenerational family business that has owned and operated Spokane’s Spokesman-Review since its consolidation from two newspapers in 1893—announced the move and a $2 million dollar donation to the receiving nonprofit, Comma, on April 15.
One will make mortgage financing more available to those purchasing manufactured homes while the other will lead to deeper study of housing affordability in the state.
About $65 billion has been spent on the cleanup effort to date. That funding has paid for thousands of workers to empty storage tanks, address contamination in the soil and water, and build facilities necessary to eventually treat, vitrify and store the waste at the site or transport it to other locations.
The law, a legacy of the Sept. 11 attacks, will now require air travelers 18 years and older to have personal identification that complies with more stringent requirements, such as Washington state’s enhanced driver’s license, a valid U.S. passport or U.S. military identification card.
In Washington state alone, the agency says that more than 35,000 have yet to claim an estimated $33.7 million in unclaimed refunds from the 2021 tax year, with the median refund being $880.
The refueling comes after the plant’s second-longest operating cycle – 662 days or about a year and 10 months – since it became operational 40 years ago.
Traffic will be reduced to 25 miles per hour during construction. Drivers should anticipate delays and are encouraged to plan alternate routes when possible.
Union leaders were not all smiles afterward. The bill was amended on the floor to impose a four-week limit on receiving benefits, eight weeks less than the version approved in the Senate.
