The 2026 irrigation season is winding down with junior and senior water rights holders in the Yakima Basin expected to receive 100% of their normal October water supply. But state officials warn that drought conditions persist.
A plan to transform a central Richland neighborhood is one of nearly 100 such projects around the state selected for a federal economic development program.
An enclave of Washington’s wealthy provided a backdrop Oct. 8 for a saucy debate on the merits and dangers of a ballot measure to erase the state’s controversial new income tax on millionaires.
A Benton County company has received a $469,000 state grant to advance its research and development of a new means to generate renewable natural gas from carbon dioxide.
The cities of Richland and Prosser will get a helping hand from state to the tune of more than $10 million to improve their sewer systems while West Richland received money to help it recover from last December’s flooding.
With Election Day less than a month away, lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs amid President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
One of the Tri-Cities’ largest employers kicked off its new fiscal year on a high note largely due to a surge in its domestic business, according to its latest quarterly report.
Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels, according to a new report from the government watchdog group OpenSecrets.
