CARES Act

Former local Jason Carnell O'Daffer sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining CARES Act funds.

Benjamin D. Castilla, the owner of Columbia Basin Netwerks, a Kennewick-based IT services business, admitted that he received PPP and EIDL funding for his business.

Back in July of 2022, 29-year-old Dondre C. Jackson was indicted for receiving $42,000 in CARES Act funds for a nonexistent catering business.

the plan was so full of errors, missed projections and issues it was postponed over a year.

(Olympia, WA) -- Starting January 1st, people working in Washington will have to start paying long-term care premiums, unless they were able to opt out of the program with an approved plan. Governor Jay Inslee released a statement saying that because of problems with the bill passed by the Legislature he has ordered the Employment Security Department to not collect premiums from employers, but emp

Roughly 120-thousand Washingtonians are set to lose their federal unemployment benefits next week when the federal pandemic unemployment program expires. Jobless residents will receive their final unemployment payment next week. Governor Jay Inslee's office reiterated yesterday that the state will not be stepping in to replace the expiring benefits with state funding ...