$5B in federal funds for WA would stop layoffs at Tri-Cities’ biggest employer

$5B in federal funds for WA would stop layoffs at Tri-Cities’ biggest employer

Projects across Washington state are poised to get federal funding under an appropriations bill package that the U.S. Senate passed Thursday. The Senate passed the package 82-15, with more than $5 billion going to Washington state, according to Sen. Patty Murray’s office. That includes record funding for the Hanford nuclear site and $190 million for the Howard Hanson Dam. The House approved ...