State regulators have ordered a Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange company that serves the Tri-Cities area to stop collecting any new funds and refund customers, alleging the firm wrongfully claimed millions of dollars of wired funds as its own income. 

It is the latest salvo — and likely not the last — in a tax debate expected to dominate the 2026 session that begins Jan. 12. 

Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental health and medical coverage. 

Developers looking to advance projects in Pasco will be able to start that process from the comfort of their home or office going forward. 

A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country—including one from Sunnyside and several others working in the state’s vineyards—are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture workers, hurting local laborers as a result, the suit alleges. 

Bonneville Power Administration has ended the 2025 fiscal year in the black but will still increase power rates due to drained financial reserves. 

In the works for three years, it is the second of seven specialty plates to hit the market since getting approved by lawmakers earlier this year.

A Kennewick-based development company is suing the city of Sunnyside, alleging breach of contract over a housing project on Outlook Road. 

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Nov. 18, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet.