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• Avista seeking increase in rates

  April 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 Avista Corp. is seeking to charge its Washington customers more next year to offset the higher cost of delivering power and natural gas in Eastern Washington. It’s a trend that … 3

• Regulators approve Jan. 1 Avista rate increases

  December 16, 2011 in Business, City Avista Corp. will be allowed to raise rates on January 1, but not as much as the company requested. Washington state regulators have agreed to let Avista collect an additional … 26

• Settlement reduces Avista rate increase

  October 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 Avista Corp. announced a multiple-party settlement Friday that could cut the amount of its proposed electric and gas rate hikes for Washington customers. Meanwhile, the Spokane-based utility has reached an … 1

• State regulator wants to limit health-plan rate increases

  January 28, 2011 in City on Page A6 Washington state’s top insurance regulator seeks new authority to limit health-insurance rate increases among the largest carriers and make insurance rates open to public review. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced … 1

• Kreidler wants to limit health-plan rate hikes

  January 27, 2011 in City Washington state’s top insurance regulator seeks new authority to limit health insurance rate increases among of the largest carriers and make insurance rates open to public review. 23

• Higher rates approved as Avista announces earnings

  October 28, 2010 in City Starting Nov. 1, Avista’s Washington customers will pay about $4.50 extra on their combined monthly gas and electric bills. The price hike is a result of higher wholesale natural gas … 39

• Avista requests increase in gas, electricity rates, cites needed upgrades

  March 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 Avista Utilities is seeking to raise the price of electricity and natural gas for its customers in both Washington and Idaho. The requested rate hike would add $10.62 to the … 16

• System upgrades behind rate-hike requests, Avista says

  March 23, 2010 in Business, City Avista is seeking to raise the price of electricity and natural gas through a series of rate filings. For the average Avista ratepayer in Eastern Washington, the request amounts to … 53

• Some of the chill coming out of Avista bills

  October 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 A steady decline in natural-gas prices will mean lower energy bills for Avista Utilities customers in Washington and Idaho. Effective Sunday, Washington residential and small-business customers will see natural gas …

• Avista expects much lower gas rates

  August 31, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho Avista Utilities natural gas customers in Idaho and Washington can expect a double-digit price cut when the Spokane utility submits new rate filings to regulators later this month, spokeswoman Debbie …

• Ruling To Eliminate Some Long-Distance Tolls Expected Today

  March 29, 1995 in City on Page B2 US West Communications has asked Washington regulators to approve plans that would eliminate long-distance tolls between Elk and Green Bluff. A separate filing by US West and PTI Communications also …

• Phone Deal Lowers Rates For Callers

  January 27, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 FOR THE RECORD: (February 4, 1995): A Washington Utilities and Transportation action against International Pacific Inc. was undertaken before its acquisition last year by LDDS Communications Inc. An article in …

• Consumers Ring Up Bills For ‘Free’ Calls

  January 11, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Let the dialer beware: Seemingly innocent phone numbers with the “800” prefix have cost some unwary consumers hundreds of dollars. The National Better Business Bureau in Washington, D.C., has been …