If you need to get or renew your driver’s license or the tabs for your car, get it done before Feb. 10 to avoid having to wait more than a week to do so.
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.
The event at Zintel Creek Golf Course is a fundraiser for the scholarships and grants that the Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Club awards each year. Those wanting to attend can register online.
The three major credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Transunion and Experian – aren't the only companies collecting and selling access to people’s data. The latest list of consumer reporting companies from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provides information on how people can dispute inaccurate information and request a block so third parties can’t access their data.
A longtime port commissioner, who has served on the Port of Kennewick board since 2014, in addition to stints in Kennewick City Hall and Olympia, says it’s time for a new generation of leaders to step up.
The state insurance commissioner’s office says companies are reducing their risk in certain areas of the state by not renewing the policies on some homes, likely due to fire risk. The agency is also collecting data on how many policies insurers are not renewing to get a better picture of the market and potential government intervention.
The state is seeking companies from industries ranging from food and beverage processing to metal fabrication to apply for funding for a state internship program, which will provide $8,500 stipends for interns working on projects and efforts such as reducing emissions, water conservation, finding safer chemical alternatives for industry applications and more.
Proposed legislation in Olympia aims to ease the burden of child care costs for Washington families by allowing businesses to help their employees pay for it. If put into law, businesses could reduce the amount they spend on business and occupation taxes by the amount they pay for child care assistance to workers.
Officials with the Associated General Contractors say the Trump administration’s recent executive order to freeze funding to federal infrastructure projects could stall the construction industry’s growth.
