Republicans liked a lot of what they heard. They delivered more standing ovations than Democrats. Many Democrats didn’t hide their pique with Ferguson’s reform-minded message, which comes as the party has controlled the governor’s office and the Legislature for more than seven years.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleges Capital One promised consumers that its flagship savings account provided one of the nation’s “best” and “highest” interest rates, but the bank froze the interest rate at a low level and then created another savings account product with higher interest without telling its costumers.
Joann, the sewing and crafts retailer, blamed “unexpected” and “acute” inventory issues, which took a big bite out of sales and put its $615 million debt in an “untenable position,” according to court documents. The retailer recently moved into a large new space at the Columbia Center mall in Kennewick.
More than 830,000 gallons of waste are now staged and ready to be sent to Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant for treatment later this year.
Six well-known clothing brands have combined to form Catalyst Brands, a joint venture formed in an all-equity transaction between JCPenney and SPARC Group, with shareholders Simon Property Group, Brookfield Corp., Authentic Brands Group and Shein.
Officials with the state Attorney General’s office say Lincare knowingly billed rental fees for oxygen equipment in excess of what is permitted by law more than 15,000 times. Those officials estimate that 565 Medicaid patients in Washington state were overbilled by more than $500,000.
The dual-use demonstration site, funded by a state grant, is being designed to provide strategic orchard shading to help reduce summer sunburn risks while also generating solar power for agriculture operations.
The proposed solar farm, located in northwest Benton County, will have a 470-megawatt solar generation facility – enough to produce enough power for 300,000 homes.
The final agreement, prompted by a settlement between the state and U.S. Department of Energy in April 2024, comes after federal and state agencies considered public and tribal input on proposed new and revised cleanup deadlines.
