La resolución extrajudicial de una demanda por el derecho al voto contra el condado de Yakima produjo este cambio; antes, todos los comisionados eran elegidos por los electores del condado entero en...

Who’s still at Camp Hope?During the summer months, some estimate, upward of 600 people lived in the encampment, which began in late 2021 as a protest encampment at Spokane City Hall over...

Who should step in?A Senate Labor & Commerce Committee hearing on Feb. 9 illustrated the need for interpreters: Several agricultural workers signed up to testify remotely on a bill that would modify...

¿Quién debería intervenir?Una audiencia ante el Comité de Trabajo y Comercio del Senado celebrada el 9 de febrero puso de manifiesto la necesidad de intérpretes. Trabajadores agrícolas se apuntaron para testificar a...

No less than equal rights Labor advocates, however, expressed little sympathy for agricultural producers, noting that previous legislation provided relief.  Agricultural workers were excluded from overtime in federal and state law, a policy...

Underrepresented Indeed, Latinas — like other people of color — have been underrepresented in office nationally. While Latinas make up 9.3% of the U.S. population, they make up less than 3% of officeholders...

Garcia said that her organization, in cooperation with state agencies and other nonprofits, has established a system and trust among those who live in the encampment. Clearing Camp Hope won’t solve the issue...

But just two years later, Newhouse is surrounded by a crowded field of Republican candidates declaring they could better represent the primarily conservative 4th Congressional District. That’s created much uncertainty in a primary...