Have some thoughts on how you want to see the city of Pasco provide housing and public space for current and future residents? Now’s your chance. 

If you use the Steptoe Street corridor for your daily commute, be prepared for the next phase of lane closures, reduced speeds and traffic revisions beginning Feb. 23. 

A test run of reducing the hours of when state residents could call and speak to a state employee about how to apply or check on the status of unemployment benefits isn’t changing anytime soon. 

A lawsuit being co-led by the Washington State Attorney General argues that federal agencies illegally canceled funding for clean energy projects, including the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, to punish Democrat-led states. 

Washington state Senate lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday afternoon that would increase tuition scholarships for students attending private colleges.

Washington state budget writers finally got some rosy news on Feb. 16 as they prepare to release their spending plans.

Washington state moved one step closer Feb. 16 to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t.

State Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, on Feb. 21, will hold his first town hall of the 2026 legislative session and since declaring his run for the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Two state lawmakers serving communities in and near the Tri-Cities are hoping the state will take advantage of the U.S. Department of Energy’s efforts to establish sites around the country that support all aspects of the nuclear industry, from fuel production to waste storage.