Amazon, Alaska, Costco, Microsoft, Nordstrom asking Washington to skip payroll, wealth tax
Dozens of major companies have sent a letter to Washington's governor and state legislature to "review and revise" the tax and budget proposals.
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WA House passes $15B transportation budget backed by gas tax hike
Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate will have plenty of negotiating to do as they try to reconcile competing transportation budget proposals, which both depend on gas tax hikes.
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In Our View: Reducing food waste beneficial to us all
It might not sound as festive as World Party Day, which arrives today with the motto of “pass the food and turn up the music.” And it might not be as head-scratching as Blah, Blah, Blah Day, which arr ...
Canadian travel to U.S. is plummeting: ‘There’s a lot of anger’
Airlines, tour groups and destinations are seeing big drops in business amid anger in Canada over President Donald Trump’s ...
WSU freezes some hiring and raises as new president starts campus tours in Tri-Cities
She began it with a daylong stop at the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland, the Mid Columbia’s hub of research on clean energy ...