Several of the latest bills pre-filed for the coming 2026 legislative session have the potential to expand or increase business and occupation, or B&O, taxes, according to fiscal think tank Washington Research Council.
The Bonneville Power Administration is withholding $50 million in funds for the Yakama Nation’s salmon recovery efforts in the Columbia River basin, ostensibly over the resumption of litigation by those opposed to four hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and two state lawmakers will hold a public meeting Dec. 10 to start an “urgent regional discussion” after recent fatal crashes on Highway 395 north of Pasco.
A contractor with offices in Pasco has been fined by the state Department of Labor & Industries after a 3,000-pound piece of equipment fell and crushed a worker at a southwest Washington jobsite.
A federal rule aimed at improving patient outcomes in nursing homes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic will no longer be enforced, with health authorities saying it unduly burdened rural and tribal communities.
The most recently available pricing data for construction materials show steep increases over the past year as contractors face an at-best stagnant market.
