Politics

The IRS was rebuked by Congress last week for wasting taxpayer dollars on a parody sketch of the TV show “Star Trek.”

The sketch was filmed by Internal Revenue Service employees at an agency studi

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We've got an idea for who should replace the F-22 Raptor as part of the Columbia Cup HAPO Over-The-River Airshow.

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The military tuition assistance program was shut down earlier this month due to sequestration budget cuts, but congress has now agreed to reinstate the funding for the program.

The tuition assistance program provides up to $4,500 per year for service members working toward a college degree

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The White House has retroactively suspended a school, emergency services and infrastructure funding program.

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A group called Alliance for Defending Freedom has filed a third lawsuit alleging fraud by Planned Parenthood. This time in Washington state.

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Thursday night the City of Richland held a public hearing to review a draft Environmental Assessment for the Duportail Street Bridge Project.

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Less than three months after Washington's new pot law went into effect, Oregon will consider legalizing marijuana for recreational use. A public hearing is scheduled for next month. Much like in Washington, the Oregon measure would allow pot to be sold, taxed at a rate of $35 an ounce, and sold through state-licensed stores.

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Before they were pulled, the proposed state legislation House Bill 1588 and Senate Bill 5625 would have required universal background checks for firearms. Regardless of what leaders in Olympia decided

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The Secretary of the Army announced this week that due to mandatory budget cuts, no more military members from any branch will be receiving funding from the Tuition Assistance Program until further notice.

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Sequestration and automatic budget cuts forced Hanford contractors to lay off 235 workers Monday.The job cuts were mostly union positions, but did include 27 non-union workers.

Some jobs were saved due to union workers volunteering to take off time in an agreement proposed by the Hanford Atomic Meta