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A show for the ages
A show for the ages
So your ears are still ringing this morning and you're so dog-tired that you've already been through three mugs of coffee. You'll live. And even if you don't, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you at least lived to see one of the best rock shows Yakima's had in years -- Journey and Asia packed the Yakima Valley SunDome Wednesday night, delighting a packed house with some signature sound
Longshoremen Union Contract Talks; Asia Buying More U.S. Beef
Longshoremen Union Contract Talks; Asia Buying More U.S. Beef
A coalition of trade associations wants the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association to start contract discussions early. Those groups, which represent dock workers and the companies that own West Coast port facilities, in 2014 and into early 2015 were involved in labor talks and a work slowdown that negatively affected U...
Inslee Talks Trade With South Korea, Japan During Nine-Day Asian Mission
Inslee Talks Trade With South Korea, Japan During Nine-Day Asian Mission
OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is on a nine-day trade mission to Korea and Japan. Inslee flew out of the state on Friday along with many members of the delegation, which include directors of the state agriculture and commerce departments, as well as 60 leaders from the business, education, economic development and local government communities...
E-Verify Advances; U.S. Agribusiness On Trade Mission To S.E. Asia
E-Verify Advances; U.S. Agribusiness On Trade Mission To S.E. Asia
The House Judiciary Committee has advanced mandatory E-Verify legislation by a vote of 20 to 13. This legislation would force employers to use E-Verify to ensure workers can legally work in the U.S. Democrats argued this legislation would devastate ag employers - but Judiciary Committee Chair Robert Goodlatte says the committee will consider a separate agricultural guest worker bill as soon as pos