A guide to immigrant rights and resources in WA state, for migrants, employers and allies
On his first day in office Trump signed a flurry of executive orders, many of them targeting immigrant communities, including an attempt to end birthright citizenship. Between the executive orders and ...
WA leads multi-state lawsuit against Trump’s exec order ending birthright citizenship
Brown on Tuesday announced a lawsuit targeting Trump’s executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship. Washington’s ...
Relatives of people who’ve died in Washington jails press for state oversight
SEATTLE — Relatives of people who have died inside local jails asked Washington lawmakers this week to bring the lockups under state oversight, making the argument that independent scrutiny could help ...
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Judge grants WA’s request to temporarily block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright ...
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Full Speed Ahead for Nation’s First Long-Term Care Social Insurance Program in Washington State
In November, Washington State voters defeated a ballot measure that would have significantly undermined the nation’s first social insurance program for long-term care by a surprisingly comfortable 55 ...
Proposed bill in Washington state would give unemployment benefits to workers who go on strike
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that would extend unemployment benefits to workers who go on strike was up for a public hearing in ...
WA state law doesn’t allow jails to help ICE. Tri-Cities leader wants to call the bluff
Delvin has suggested that while the state’s Keep Washington Working law, passed in 2019, prohibited the jail from sending a ...
New legislation looks to overhaul, modernize recycling system in Washington state
The new legislation would mandate producers of paper products and packaging create and participate in an organization to ...
Washington State men’s basketball may get Isaiah Watts back in lineup this week
"There might be" a chance sophomore guard Isaiah Watts, who has been out since Dec. 18 with a hand injury, returns this week ...
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‘A brand new shop:’ Jesse Jones shares vision for Results Washington as newly-appointed director
Jesse joined "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio Thursday to discuss his vision for his new role as director of Results Washington.
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Washington state House Dems push 11% firearm, ammo excise tax as $10B to $16B shortfall looms
Critics argued Tuesday that HB 1386 would disproportionately impact low-income, law-abiding citizens, while some cited the ...