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Following the WA Legislature isn't easy for non-English speakers

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...

Seguir la Legislatura de Washington no es fácil para personas que no hablan inglés

¿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...

Some farmers question WA state's plan to pay workers overtime

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...

Latina candidates in Central WA seek to increase representation

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...

Spokane's Camp Hope is the center of a political storm

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...

U.S. Rep. Newhouse faces fallout from voting to impeach Trump

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...

What the fight for a Latino voting district means for Central WA politics

Have Latino candidates ever been elected in Yakima County at the state level?While no Latino candidate has been elected at the state level in the 15th Legislative District, a few have been...

Ukraine invasion severs decades of WA business ties with Russia

But doing business with that country grew increasingly difficult as Vladimir Putin’s Russian government pushed its political ambitions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to further deteriorate any remaining economic ties.  Washington’s iconic...

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