The governor presented $4 billion in new reductions at the end of February and said he supports another $3 billion in savings former Gov. Jay Inslee proposed in December. This scrub is Ferguson’s first step in addressing an operating budget deficit that Democratic lawmakers say is roughly $12 billion over the next four years. Ferguson pegged the number higher, at $15 billion.
With Amazon and Energy Northwest teaming up to provide small modular nuclear reactors located at Energy Northwest’s campus in north Richland, local utilities are taking notice – and they are planning to take advantage of the opportunity.
A change to what West Richland will allow to be built in some parts of the city could signal that developers are eyeing the community for a future data center.
One of the more iconic buildings on the Columbia Basin College campus in Pasco may have its days numbered if state lawmakers agree to fund its replacement.
March 22 marks the final game of the season for the Tri-City Americans but also the beginning of a transformation for the area around the Toyota Center and Three Rivers Convention Center.