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“And Action!” WA Legislature Looks to Up Incentives for Making Movies Here
Washington State is looking to attract more film making to the state Listen Read The Washington Legislature looks set to invite more movie sets. A… Continue Reading “And Action!” WA Legislature Looks to Up Incentives for Making Movies Here
WA Legislature Sends Proposed $7,500 Electric Car Rebates To Junkyard
Plug-in cars charge up at the Washington State Capitol Campus. CREDIT: TOM BANSE Listen Read If you were holding off buying an electric car in… Continue Reading WA Legislature Sends Proposed $7,500 Electric Car Rebates To Junkyard
Ukranians In PNW React To Russian Invasion
File picture of a Ukranian tank brigade Listen Read Armed only with Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp, Ukrainians living in the Northwest watch in horror as… Continue Reading Ukranians In PNW React To Russian Invasion
Visitors React to Palouse Falls Closure
For Corey Dembeck, there is something magical about Palouse Falls State Park. “It’s the Grand Canyon of Washington,” said Dembeck, Olympia resident and founder of Sojournlist, a travel blog.
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Richland Student Directs Film Debuting On Amazon Prime
Richland high school student Augustin Dulauroy directed a film about Hanford that debuts on Amazon Prime Listen Read A Richland high schooler has been hard… Continue Reading Richland Student Directs Film Debuting On Amazon Prime
Point In Time Counts in Columbia Basin
The Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Department of Humans Services are coordinating to do the Annual Point in Time count this Thursday. Point-In-Time counts inform the agencies on how many individual homeless people are living in our community. Continue Reading Point In Time Counts in Columbia Basin
WA Dems Ignore Complaints About Out-Of-State Gas Tax
The 400-mile Olympic Pipeline carries gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from refineries in northern Washington state, such as BP Cherry Point shown here, to a… Continue Reading WA Dems Ignore Complaints About Out-Of-State Gas Tax
Tri-Cities Prepare For Homeless Count
The Tri-Cities prepare to hit the streets to count the homeless population Listen Read The Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Department of Humans Services… Continue Reading Tri-Cities Prepare For Homeless Count
Washington Legislative Staffers Stage Sick-Out After Unionization Bill Dies
In an act of labor solidarity, scores of Democratic staffers in the Washington Legislature staged a “sick-out” Wednesday after a bill that would have allowed them to unionize failed to advance before a key cutoff deadline. Continue Reading Washington Legislative Staffers Stage Sick-Out After Unionization Bill Dies
Call for book bans in 2 WA school districts
Listen Read Two different school districts in the Columbia Basin are reviewing books in their libraries. Both Kennewick and Walla Walla school districts have had… Continue Reading Call for book bans in 2 WA school districts
Families of Washington inmates fear for their health
Families of prisoners in Washington worry about COVID health impacts on inmates Listen Read As Washington State goes deeper into its third year of the… Continue Reading Families of Washington inmates fear for their health
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