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Washington’s gas tax is going up, but state transportation revenue is falling short
Washington state’s gas tax, already among the highest in the nation, is going up next week. The state’s per-gal…
Dent talks 2024 legislative session
MOSES LAKE – State Representative Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, said his focuses for the 2024 state legislative session are children and fire protection. Some may be…
CWU priorities included in governor’s 2024 supplemental budget proposals
ELLENSBURG – The Office of Governor Jay Inslee released its Supplemental Operating and Capital Budget proposals for the 2024 fiscal year on Wednesday, includin…
STUDIO BASIN: 2024 WA legislative session with Tom Dent and Mavs football with Brett and Brady Jay
MOSES LAKE - On this week's episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, State Representative Tom Dent (R-Moses Lake) stops in to discuss his priorities for the 2024 W…
Washington employer groups file lawsuit against EPA
OLYMPIA – According to an announcement from the Association of Washington Business, several employer groups in Washington state filed a lawsuit on Dec. 4 in U.…
Washington Manufacturing Council discusses 2024 legislative session
OLYMPIA – Washington state’s Manufacturing Council convened for their regular meeting Dec. 14 to discuss what legislation they would opt to support and introdu…
WDFW opens public comment on draft Conservation Policy
OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is opening a public comment period through Jan. 12. on its updated draft Conservation Policy, according t…
Basin wrestling: Local athletes attend big competitions across the Pacific Northwest
COLUMBIA BASIN – Wrestlers from across the Columbia Basin took their talents to several tournaments across the state, with Othello, Moses Lake and Royal even t…
Water and power
GRAND COULEE — The editors of Life magazine could not hide their suspicion that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had decided a trip to check on a project was an…
Washington patrols to increase through holidays
OLYMPIA — According to a Wednesday announcement from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, law enforcement agencies across the state will have an increased…
WA home prices up over all, lower in Adams, steady in Grant
MOSES LAKE — Home prices are up slightly and inventory is down across the state compared to a year ago, but numbers in the Basin tell a slightly different stor…
BIG SKY NOW: Two Big Sky teams advance, two fall in FCS Playoffs
MOSES LAKE – On this week’s episode of the Big Sky Now podcast, Josh Dugan and Fritz Neighbor of the Daily Inter Lake, Mark Nelke of the Coeur d’Alene Press an…
State paying out $40 million plus to families after price-fixing lawsuit
OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington households will receive a little extra money this month, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday morning…
Exposure to soft robots decreases fears about working with them
VANCOUVER — Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people’s anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them. …
Wildcats finish successful season with playoff loss to nation’s top team
ELLENSBURG – The CWU football team completed its most successful campaign in more than a decade on Saturday, falling to the No. 1 team in the nation in the qua…
WSDOT updating Highway System Plan
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Transportation held a virtual public meeting Thursday regarding its draft for the 2024 Highway System Plan update.…