A trial to decide whether Washington violated federal voting rights laws when it established a Latino majority legislative district in Central Washington began Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.U.S. District Court...
The change in Yakima County required a lawsuit invoking Washington’s 2018 Voting Rights Act. But now voters across Washington have a new tool that strengthens their voting rights and makes it easier...
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...
