The roughly 300,000 Washingtonians who buy health insurance through the state’s online marketplace are set for a rude awakening as they begin shopping for plans. 

The winners of this year’s Richland Rotary Entrepreneurial Awards included restaurants, a payroll services business, a helicopter company and the owners of a mini golf course. The event’s top award went to a longtime entrepreneur who now oversees efforts to give other startups a leg up. 

The draft plans were obtained by the news organization ProPublica and have not yet been formally proposed. But they include adding time limits on living in public housing and work requirements to receive the assistance. 

Lawmakers are hoping instead that legislation enacted in May will make it easier for farm fuel users and haulers of agricultural goods to receive the fuel exemption promised under the state’s cap-and-trade system.

Businesses and nonprofits seeking to provide legal services in the state without employing licensed lawyers can now apply for state authorization for their operations. 

A fast-growing national sub sandwich chain has plans for a fourth location in the Tri-Cities, roughly four years after opening its first in Richland. 

State transportation officials say they are making the limited dollars for highway and bridge preservation stretch as far as they can — but it’s not far enough.

A new paper authored by Washington State University researchers and partners based in the Tri-Cities identifies two cover crops that have positive or neutral impacts on soil quality and can be harvested and sold for biofuel production. 

The state Real Estate Appraiser Commission, part of the Department of Licensing, is seeking two new members. Applicants who meet qualifications have until Nov. 3 to apply for the six-year term. 

Electric vehicle drivers along Interstate 84 can now power up before tackling Cabbage Hill and the long stretches of Eastern Oregon highways, thanks to the opening of a new charging station in Pendleton, Oregon.