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How will tariffs impact WA’s trade-dependent agriculture industry?

How could Trump’s tariffs impact Washington? In a virtual roundtable organized by U.S. Senator Patty Murray on April 8, Washington State Department of Agriculture international marketing program manager Rianne Ham said retaliatory...

Central and Eastern Washington brace for possible Medicaid cuts

Continued advocacyConcerns about Medicaid cuts have reached the state’s Congressional delegation. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Seattle, visited several health care facilities throughout Washington state last month. She also compiled reports that illustrated the...

Can Spokane’s shelter network program help alleviate homelessness?

Early hope and optimism Julie Garcia is the executive director of Jewels Helping Hands, which currently runs three shelters, including a medical respite facility. She said she’s encouraged by what she’s seen...

How a $22M judgment against Cle Elum pushed the city to bankruptcy

Having a sayDevelopment agreements are voluntary contracts between a city and a property owner, and aren’t required for developments like these. But they provide both parties an opportunity to hash out several aspects...

Majority of voters have a negative outlook on Washington’s future

Diving deeper with the respondentsCascade PBS followed up with some poll participants to learn more about why they answered the way they did. Khoa Nguyen, 28, of Lake Stevens, said the growing...

New Latino majority voter district in Central Washington stays red

Breaking down the resultsThe highest-profile of the three races in the 14th Legislative District was the Senate race, where longtime incumbent Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, faced Democratic challenger Maria Beltran, a Yakima...

WA 4th Congressional candidate Sessler says Muslims shouldn’t serve

In a recent interview with the Yakima Herald-Republic, Sessler said he would work with Muslims in Congress but felt they should not be there, and said a Muslim majority could create insecurity...

Democrat starts write-in campaign in Central WA Congressional race

Cherissa Boyd launched her campaign to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse and Jerrod Sessler in the general election. Among the eight primary candidates, Sessler, who challenged Newhouse from the right, got...

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