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Raises for one union not funded in WA budget, leading to finger-pointing

May 20, 2025, 7:30am Business

Washington has 29 union labor agreements, and new contracts for all were funded in the state’s most recent budget — except one: the Washington Public Employees Association. Read story

Letter carriers and volunteers collected about 82,000 pounds of food for the 33rd annual Clark County Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 10. The food drive benefits the Clark County Food Bank.

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collects 82,000 pounds of food in its 33rd year

Letter carriers and volunteers collected about 82,000 pounds of food for the 33rd annual Clark County Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 10. The food drive benefits the Clark County Food Bank.

May 20, 2025, 6:07am Business

Letter carriers and volunteers collected about 82,000 pounds of food for the 33rd annual Clark County Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 10. Read story

First lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as she and the President depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington. The President and first lady will be traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.

President Trump signs Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?

First lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as she and the President depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington. The President and first lady will be traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.

May 19, 2025, 4:00pm Business

President Donald Trump on Monday signed the Take It Down Act, bipartisan legislation that enacts stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called “revenge porn," as fell as deepfakes created by artificial intelligence. Read story

A tower crane pierces the skyline at the Hyas Point construction site along the Washougal waterfront May 13.

Crane’s arrival marks turning point in construction on Washougal waterfront’s Hyas Point development

A tower crane pierces the skyline at the Hyas Point construction site along the Washougal waterfront May 13.

May 19, 2025, 1:25pm Business

Construction on the Hyas Point mixed-use development on the Washougal waterfront hit a public milestone last week with the May 13 arrival of a tower crane. Read story

Specialist Alexander Weitzman works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, April 11, 2025.

Stocks, bonds and the dollar drift after the latest downgrade to the US government’s credit rating

Specialist Alexander Weitzman works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, April 11, 2025.

May 19, 2025, 1:17pm Business

After recovering from an initial jolt, U.S. stocks, bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar drifted through a quiet Monday following the latest reminder that the U.S government may be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt. Read story

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington. The President and first lady will be traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.

Appeals court allows Trump’s anti-union order to take effect

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington. The President and first lady will be traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.

May 19, 2025, 9:35am Business

An appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees while a lawsuit plays out. Read story

Trump warns Walmart: Don’t raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes

May 19, 2025, 9:33am Business

President Donald Trump on Saturday ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs. Read story

Sal Perez, executive producer and VP of Sesame Street at Sesame Workshop, right, talks to Versha Sharma, editor-in-chief at Teen Vogue, after Sesame Workshop won the Elevate Prize Foundation’s Catalyst Award, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla.

‘Sesame Street’ moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS

Sal Perez, executive producer and VP of Sesame Street at Sesame Workshop, right, talks to Versha Sharma, editor-in-chief at Teen Vogue, after Sesame Workshop won the Elevate Prize Foundation’s Catalyst Award, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla.

May 19, 2025, 9:32am Business

Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced Monday. Read story