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....
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...
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...
‘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...
He made the announcement on the day 2 million more people became eligible to sign up for a COVID vaccine in Washington. The April 15 date when vaccines will be available to all...
During a March hearing, Dr. Jennifer Chin described a mother of two who was forced to pile her family into the car for an overnight drive to Seattle because no hospital in...
The state Legislature is considering placing a statue of the Nisqually leader and activist Billy Frank Jr. in our nation’s Capitol. It would be one of two representing our state. I had...
This policy was one of Salomon’s early pursuits when he assumed office with Senate Bill 6153 in 2020. The reason it failed? According to Salomon, money.The 2020 bill would have cost the...
