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Washington state budget spending increased by 230% from 2001...
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (508+ words) The Washington state operating budget has increased by 230% since 2001, according to a presentation to the Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability. Meanwhile, state lawmakers continue to grapple with ongoing projected budget deficits despite historic tax increases in…...
Moscow restaurant owner discusses rising costs
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (336+ words) Politics and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the rising food prices customers are seeing at local restaurants, according to one restaurant owner. Mitchell Lopez, owner of Moscow’s La Casa Lopez, joined fellow restaurant owners and food producers at an…...
Beef prices are high — this butcher has suggestions
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (1026+ words) PITTSBURGH — The price of ground beef has gone up 51% since February 2020. In the past year, the U.S. has seen record low cattle numbers because of drought over the past few years. Tariffs on imports, rising input costs and cattle disease…...
Battling the national debt
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (587+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his address to a joint session of Congress in March 2025, President Donald Trump set a bold goal for the U.S. government. “In the near future, I want to do what has not been done in 24 years: balance the…...
American consumers pull back on spending
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (622+ words) American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year. Retail sales fell 0.2% in January, following a flat reading in December, according to the Commerce Department’s report issued on Friday. January’s…...
War in Iran drives up gas prices in the region
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (186+ words) The Iran conflict has driven gas prices up in the Inland Northwest, generally 10 to 20 cents a gallon since the first of the week. The lowest price in Lewiston on Thursday was $3.09 per gallon at the Nez Perce Express II near…...
Schweitzer Engineering president named to fed advisory board
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (271+ words) Officials from Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories announced Thursday that company president David E. Whitehead has been appointed to an advisory council for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Whitehead will join business leaders from nine other states on the 12th District…...
Timeline: a recap of U.S. trade actions this year
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (572+ words) It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for U.S. trade policy. President Donald Trump launched a barrage of new tariffs in 2025, plunging the U.S. into trade wars with nearly every country in the world. Volley after volley of threats and…...
Idaho rural economics: Job growth, tourism increase
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (685+ words) Stories in this Regional News Roundup are excerpted from weekly newspapers from around the region. This is part one, with part two scheduled to appear in Sunday’s Tribune. GRANGEVILLE — “Which industry leads rural Idaho with the highest job count?” Lisa…...
Study: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will add to Idaho budget deficit
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (985+ words) A new budget report that shows Idaho is projecting an $80 million budget deficit does not factor in the costs of conforming to federal tax changes in Congress’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, state budget officials said Monday. One outside estimate…...