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Centralia pot lab may be the first in WA to lose its certification

The Praxis Laboratory is one of 12 certified marijuana testing labs in Washington examining samples from the 924 licensed marijuana growers Owners of both White Star and High Frequency Farms said they never requested...

Seattle Asian community answers hate with love and support

To address security concerns, Chinatown-International District Community Watch began patrolling the neighborhood from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in June 2020. In its nine months of existence, the group has never had...

Grocery workers accuse QFC of closing stores as union retaliation

Part of what surprised Alexander and his colleagues about the announcement was QFC’s previous investment in the Wedgwood store. He mentioned a laundry list of expensive upgrades over the past year, including...

WA lawmakers look to keep families together in foster care reform

Locally and nationally, there is a growing consensus that foster care is overused and more emphasis should be placed on keeping families intact. The 2018 Family First Prevention Services Act supports that...

Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds

The legislation is expected to go to Gov. Jay Inslee in the days ahead. For Lyn Idahosa-Berry, that’s none too soon.InvestigateWest is a Seattle-based nonprofit newsroom producing journalism for the common good....

WA pushes beyond clearing sexual assault evidence kits

Improving trauma-informed trainingAfter Leah Griffin was raped in 2014, she went to the police station to file a report. When she asked how long she would have to wait, she was told...

Strong environmental justice mandates stripped out of HEAL Act

The legislation, known as the HEAL Act, would push state agencies to decisively address environmental inequities that disproportionately hurt Black, Latino and Asian residents. The bill would prod — but not exactly require...

WA leads on addressing COVID risk in multigenerational homes

‘It felt like we were invisible’As anticipation of a vaccine grew last year, leaders in Washington state’s immigrant communities and communities of color asked the state to designate multigenerational families as an...

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