‘I have concerns.’ GOP Rep. Newhouse weighs in on job cuts at nuclear site and more
WA congressional delegation says they can’t get information on the number of federal jobs cut or positions eliminated at ...
Yakima Herald-Republic6d
Letter: Please stand strong against this onslaught, Rep. Newhouse
I am a former resident of Chelan and Kittitas counties (over 10 years). Although I now live in western Washington, ...
The Columbian4d
30 Bonneville Power Administration workers get jobs back amid hundreds of layoffs and buyouts
After an uproar over staffing cuts at the Bonneville Power Administration, the Trump administration is trying to rehire a ...
Mayor of Eastern WA city with thousands of fed-paid workers catches heat for DOGE support
Richland Mayor Theresa Richardson is facing both pushback and praise for a recent social media post in support of billionaire ...
Trump’s gutting of federal workforce threatens national security in WA
The president’s executive orders increase risks to security, from weakening military base readiness to keeping electricity ...
Renewable Energy World4d
30 Bonneville Power workers get jobs back amid hundreds of layoffs and buyouts
After an uproar over staffing cuts at the Bonneville Power Administration, the Trump administration is trying to rehire a handful of staffers it laid off.
Opinion
Why are we delaying cleanup at Hanford? You can thank MAGA’s blundering policies | Opinion
Letters to the editor on Hanford cleanup, mental health policy, Newhouse no-shows, Ukraine, the auditorium, school lunch, cuts & disability. | Opinion ...
KUOW2d
Hundreds of federal workers apply for unemployment in Washington state amid Trump's purge
Amid a surge of federal firings nationwide, 362 federal workers have applied for unemployment in Washington state between Jan ...
Trump layoffs hit Pacific Northwest engineers and researchers at PNNL, Hanford cleanup, elsewhere
The Trump administration layoffs are hitting engineers and researchers at PNNL, Hanford, NOAA, the Bonneville Power ...
Yakima Herald-Republic1d
Frustration and shock accompany firings of Yakima Valley's federal workers
Mass federal layoffs have hit hop research, services for veterans, wildland firefighting and forestry programs in the Yakima ...
Capital Press6d
Lawmakers propose moving Food for Peace from USAID to USDA
Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would move the Food For Peace program, currently overseen by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the USDA umbrella. Rep. Tracey Mann, […] ...