Government https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/rss en-us Upcoming forum set for congressional candidates Three nonpartisan organizations are coming together for a candidate forum for voters in Washington’s 4th Congressional district to hear from the two candidates vying to represent them in Washington, D.C. Three nonpartisan organizations are coming together for a candidate forum for voters in Washington’s 4th Congressional district to hear from the two candidates vying to represent them in Washington, D.C. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8347 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/upcoming-forum-set-for-congressional-candidates US Capitol Newhouse pushes effort supporting Toppenish hospital Republican Dan Newhouse is pressing the federal agency overseeing Medicare and Medicaid to make it easier for hospitals located on tribal lands, including one in Toppenish, to achieve a federal status that will provide higher reimbursement for federally-supported care. Republican Dan Newhouse is pressing the federal agency overseeing Medicare and Medicaid to make it easier for hospitals located on tribal lands, including one in Toppenish, to achieve a federal status that will provide higher reimbursement for federally-supported care. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8331 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/newhouse-pushes-effort-supporting-toppenish-hospital Dan-Newhouse Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states sued Amazon on Aug. 31, claiming the online retail company used artificial bids to inflate costs for advertisers, bringing in tens of billions of dollars. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states sued Amazon on Aug. 31, claiming the online retail company used artificial bids to inflate costs for advertisers, bringing in tens of billions of dollars.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8319 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/feds-and-22-states-sue-amazon-alleging-deceptive-advertising-scheme Amazon-Sunset-2 BPA releases Q3 financial forecast After starting off the year on what looked like stable ground, Bonneville Power Administration’s financial outlook is looking less secure. After starting off the year on what looked like stable ground, Bonneville Power Administration’s financial outlook is looking less secure. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8316 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/bpa-releases-q3-financial-forecast Turbine WA governor met with state worker protest at hospital construction ceremony Washington marked a milestone Aug. 28 with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County. A few yards away, on the other side of a 6-foot chain-link fence, a different group of workers was not there to celebrate. The handful of state employees loudly chanted their displeasure with the progress of talks on a collective bargaining agreement with negotiators from Ferguson’s budget office.

Washington marked a milestone Aug. 28 with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County.  A few yards away, on the other side of a 6-foot chain-link fence, a different group of workers was not there to celebrate. The handful of state employees loudly chanted their displeasure with the progress of talks on a collective bargaining agreement with negotiators from Ferguson’s budget office. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8314 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/wa-governor-met-with-state-worker-protest-at-hospital-construction-ceremony Hospital protest.jpg Hanford restarts certifying transuranic waste for shipment to New Mexico Hanford has restarted a key certification process for shipping radioactive waste to a New Mexico disposal site, after a years-long pause. Hanford has restarted a key certification process for shipping radioactive waste to a New Mexico disposal site, after a years-long pause.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8304 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8304-hanford-restarts-certifying-transuranic-waste-for-shipment-to-new-mexico Transuranic-Waste Corps warns of fire damage at Snake River recreation areas Wildland fires have damaged several areas along the Snake River, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District to warn hunters and other visitors that some areas may be unsafe this fall. Wildland fires have damaged several areas along the Snake River, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District to warn hunters and other visitors that some areas may be unsafe this fall. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8303 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/corps-fire-damage-at-snake-river-rec-areas Wildland-Snake-River-Fires Washington Conservation Corps looking for recruits The state Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps is currently recruiting AmeriCorps members to fill 260 positions across the state. The state Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps is currently recruiting AmeriCorps members to fill 260 positions across the state. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8296 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/washington-conservation-corps-looking-for-recruits Washington-Conservation-Corps Kennewick Irrigation District appoints district manager, board secretary The Kennewick Irrigation District Board of Directors has appointed a new district manager and board secretary. The Kennewick Irrigation District Board of Directors has appointed a new district manager and board secretary. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8295 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/kennewick-irrigation-district-appoints-district-manager-board-secretary Jason McShane AG: $700M settlement reached in Google antitrust lawsuit If you use an Android device, the Washington state attorney general and a coalition of other state justice officials may have just secured you a few bucks of compensation. If you use an Android device, the Washington state attorney general and a coalition of other state justice officials may have just secured you a few bucks of compensation. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8287 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/ag-700m-settlement-reached-in-google-antitrust-lawsuit stock-market investing retirement Access workshops and other tax resources to support your business Want to get a better grasp of how state taxes apply to your industry or starting your first business and not sure how to move forward? Check out online and in-person resources through the state’s Department of Revenue. Want to get a better grasp of how state taxes apply to your industry or starting your first business and not sure how to move forward? Check out online and in-person resources through the state’s Department of Revenue. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8288 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/access-workshops-and-other-tax-resources-to-support-your-business Capitol-in-Olympia-with-Sun Conflict brews over ag worker housing project A group of Mid-Columbia irrigators and the Washington Department of Ecology are sparring over a long-planned housing project for agricultural workers west of Paterson along the Columbia River. A group of Mid-Columbia irrigators and the Washington Department of Ecology are sparring over a long-planned housing project for agricultural workers west of Paterson along the Columbia River. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8276 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8276-conflict-brews-over-ag-worker-housing-project Farmworker Housing Tyson putting Wallula beef facility up for sale National meat processor Tyson Foods is downsizing its operations and its plant outside the Tri-Cities is on the block. National meat processor Tyson Foods is downsizing its operations and its plant outside the Tri-Cities is on the block.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8275 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/wallula-tyson-plant-for-sale Tyson Franklin County pitches HAPO Center property for Yakama Nation casino ty@tcjournal.biz Franklin County’s administrator recently spoke with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation about transforming the Pasco’s HAPO Center into a tribal casino, saying if there’s any tribe the county should be talking to, it’s the Yakamas. Franklin County’s administrator recently spoke with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation about transforming the Pasco’s HAPO Center into a tribal casino, saying if there’s any tribe the county should be talking to, it’s the Yakamas.


]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8274 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/hapo-center-casino-yakama-nation HAPO Center Port recall fight escalates as opposition group forms, director sues rachel@tcjournal.biz As the effort to recall all three Port of Benton commissioners moves toward the ballot, two new fronts have opened in the fight: a commissioner-backed committee has formed to stop it, and the port’s suspended executive director is now suing to change how the port investigates her case. As the effort to recall all three Port of Benton commissioners moves toward the ballot, two new fronts have opened in the fight: a commissioner-backed committee has formed to stop it, and the port’s suspended executive director is now suing to change how the port investigates her case.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8245 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/port-recall-fight-escalates Port of Benton recall opposition DOE pushes for expanded Hanford grouting, awards $4B in contracts ty@tcjournal.biz The U.S. Department of Energy has officially reclassified some waste being stored in tanks at the Hanford site, paving the way for it to be treated by a means different than vitrification. The U.S. Department of Energy has officially reclassified some waste being stored in tanks at the Hanford site, paving the way for it to be treated by a means different than vitrification.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8244 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/expanded-hanford-waste-grouting Hanford Grouting Children’s museum selects a site ty@tcjournal.biz The long-awaited Mid-Columbia Children’s Museum has found its future home. The long-awaited Mid-Columbia Children’s Museum has found its future home.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8228 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8228-childrens-museum-selects-a-site MCCM-renderings-outside Pasco OKs fifth cannabis retailer after some debate ty@tcjournal.biz Pasco City Council’s recent decision to approve an application for a fifth cannabis retailer within city limits and initiate the code amendment process to allow it was followed by applause – but it wasn’t a celebratory moment for everyone. Pasco City Council’s recent decision to approve an application for a fifth cannabis retailer within city limits and initiate the code amendment process to allow it was followed by applause – but it wasn’t a celebratory moment for everyone.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8224 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8224-pasco-oks-fifth-cannabis-retailer-after-some-debate Cannabis Sales Developer sues port over Osprey Pointe project ty@tcjournal.biz The developer the Port of Pasco dismissed after failing for years to break ground on its planned vision for Osprey Pointe says in court documents the port’s current executive director is the reason it was forced out. The developer the Port of Pasco dismissed after failing for years to break ground on its planned vision for Osprey Pointe says in court documents the port’s current executive director is the reason it was forced out.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8223 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8223-developer-sues-port-over-osprey-pointe-project Osprey-Pointe-Sign Homebuilder agrees to $1.6M settlement ty@tcjournal.biz A homebuilder with projects throughout the Mid-Columbia will pay $1.6 million as part of a settlement with the Washington Attorney General’s Office, but the company is pushing back against justice officials’ characterization of the dispute. A homebuilder with projects throughout the Mid-Columbia will pay $1.6 million as part of a settlement with the Washington Attorney General’s Office, but the company is pushing back against justice officials’ characterization of the dispute.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8216 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8216-homebuilder-agrees-to-16m-settlement Hayden Homes Grace Clinic braces for surge as ACA, Medicaid changes loom Kennewick’s Grace Clinic is bracing for a surge in patients. The free medical and dental clinic – the only one serving both Benton and Franklin counties – expects demand to spike as Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies expire and Medicaid eligibility rules tighten under H.R. 1, the federal budget law also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Kennewick’s Grace Clinic is bracing for a surge in patients. The free medical and dental clinic – the only one serving both Benton and Franklin counties – expects demand to spike as Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies expire and Medicaid eligibility rules tighten under H.R. 1, the federal budget law also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8215 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/grace-clinic-braces-for-surge Grace Clinic 2 Design team shares vision for future City Hall ty@tcjournal.biz The first proposed examples for a new Kennewick City Hall show a two-story brick and timber building with two designated outdoor civic spaces and circular council chambers with a skylight. The first proposed examples for a new Kennewick City Hall show a two-story brick and timber building with two designated outdoor civic spaces and circular council chambers with a skylight.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8214 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8214-design-team-shares-vision-for-future-city-hall Kennewick City Hall Tri-Cities couple lands new roles in state attorney general’s office ty@tcjournal.biz A former Benton County Superior Court judge and a prominent financial advisor and attorney have found new roles in the Washington Attorney General’s Office after relocating to the west side of the Cascade Mountains. A former Benton County Superior Court judge and a prominent financial advisor and attorney have found new roles in the Washington Attorney General’s Office after relocating to the west side of the Cascade Mountains.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8212 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8212-tri-cities-couple-lands-new-roles-with-state-ag Benton County follows Kennewick with crypto kiosk ban ty@tcjournal.biz Cryptocurrency continues to face pressure in the Mid-Columbia from government officials concerned about its use by criminals to allegedly scam residents. Cryptocurrency continues to face pressure in the Mid-Columbia from government officials concerned about its use by criminals to allegedly scam residents.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8192 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/benton-crypto-ban Crypto-Machine Brown joins coalition backing Hanford-linked Supreme Court brief ty@tcjournal.biz What does a U.S. Air Force base on the Pacific island of Guam have to do with the Hanford site? Enough that Washington's attorney general joined a Supreme Court brief over it. What does a U.S. Air Force base on the Pacific island of Guam have to do with the Hanford site? Enough that Washington's attorney general joined a Supreme Court brief over it.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8190 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8190-brown-joins-coalition-backing-hanford-linked-supreme-court-brief Hanford-Guam-lawsuit Port commissioner announces resignation A longtime Tri-Cities public servant is stepping back from elected office. A longtime Tri-Cities public servant is stepping back from elected office.


]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8250 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:33 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8250-port-commissioner-announces-resignation Hohenberg 2026 WA judge rejects bid to ditch description of income tax initiative’s budget effects A Thurston County judge on Aug. 7 upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners. A Thurston County judge on Aug. 7 upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8242 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/wa-judge-rejects-bid-to-ditch-description-of-income-tax-initiatives-budget-effects Income tax initiatives Tax outlook webinar planned Four statewide business advocacy groups will host a virtual briefing on potential tax issues expected in the 2027 legislative session. Four statewide business advocacy groups will host a virtual briefing on potential tax issues expected in the 2027 legislative session. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8227 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/tax-outlook-webinar-planned Money bills wages inflation salary Latest WA economic report still leaves some uneasy The state’s latest revenue forecast is a mixed bag and has some observers concerned about what future budget pressures could bring to bear. The state’s latest revenue forecast is a mixed bag and has some observers concerned about what future budget pressures could bring to bear. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8219 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/latest-wa-economic-report-still-leaves-some-uneasy MinimumWage_money Check the first count of primary election results Learn which candidates for federal, state and local offices will advance to the general election and if voters approved two fire district levies. Learn which candidates for federal, state and local offices will advance to the general election and if voters approved two fire district levies. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8206 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/check-the-first-count-of-primary-election-results