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WA, OR among costliest for child care; Idaho near bottom
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (492+ words) Jul 1, 2026, 5: 00 AM Washington families pay a bigger share of their paychecks for child care than almost anyone else in the country, and Oregon is right behind them. A new Wallet Hub study ranks Washington the third-most expensive state for child…...
Walmart gas hack saves WA drivers 10 cents a gallon
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (489+ words) Jul 1, 2026, 5: 00 AM Washington drivers crushed by some of the highest gas prices in the country, thanks to Washington Democrats, can shave 10 cents off every gallon with a Walmart membership perk that works at hundreds of stations across the state, and…...
RNDC closing Washington facilities, cutting 267 jobs
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (323+ words) May 28, 2026, 5: 06 AM One of the country's largest wine and spirits distributors is shuttering all four of its Washington facilities, leaving 267 workers facing termination as the company works through a string of financial setbacks and asset sales. The company cited ongoing…...
State policies can benefit or destroy state economies. Look at Washington.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (583+ words) May 22, 2026, 5: 00 AM Want to know the difference between weak and strong state economies? The policies being passed. (Jason Rantz) BY JASON MERCIER, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR I start each workday by reviewing the latest economic and government reports for Idaho, Montana, Washington,…...
Brian Niccol defends $9 Starbucks coffee as 'affordable"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (403+ words) May 6, 2026, 5: 20 AM BY SEATTLE RED STAFF The remarks came on the Wall Street Journal's "What's News AM" podcast, where Niccol was asked whether, as Fortune put it, the "growing gap between high-income and low-income Americans" was hurting Starbucks sales. He…...
Moody's cuts Washington outlook to negative under Ferguson. This isn't shocking
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (732+ words) Apr 27, 2026, 6: 00 AM Washington Governor Bob Ferguson, whose budget drew Moody's revision of the state's financial outlook from stable to negative. (Governor Bob Ferguson's Office/Facebook) The bill is finally arriving, and Bob Ferguson's name is on it. Moody's still affirmed…...
March CPI report: energy prices drove the spike, not a return to 2022 | Seattle Red
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (564+ words) Apr 11, 2026, 5: 00 AM Gas prices rose more than 21% in March 2026, the steepest single-month gasoline increase on record, following Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz during Operation Epic Fury. (Jason Rantz) Yes, inflation jumped. No, it's not 2022 all over again. If…...
Washington cost of living rising faster than any other state, report finds
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) Mar 24, 2026, 5: 10 AM Washington is officially the fifth most expensive place to live in the country, according to a new report from the Washington Roundtable and Kinetic West, titled Prices We Pay. The study reveals that the cost of living in…...
Why running a small business in Portland just got harder
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) Mar 16, 2026, 10: 00 AM Portland built its identity on weird little shops and restaurants you couldn't find anywhere else. That identity is now getting taxed to death. Small business owners are bleeding out as the cost of doing business climbs. The biggest…...
Mortgage rates drop to 3-year low across PNW
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) Mar 12, 2026, 10: 00 AM Mortgage rates have dropped to their lowest level since 2022, and Pacific Northwest buyers in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon are starting to take notice. (Getty Images) BY SEATTLE RED STAFF Falling borrowing costs are drawing homebuyers back into the…...