Washington
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Advocates say WA rent stabilization bill important for ending hunger
While affordable housing advocates across the state have been cheering on Washington's rent stabilization bill in Olympia, so have organizations …
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Amid increased activity, pressure to close WA ICE detention center
A year after the death of detainee Charles Leo Daniel, a 61-year-old Trinidadian migrant, legislators and human rights advocates continue pushing to …
WA groups work to counter Christian Nationalism
Nationwide, it is estimated about one-third of Americans either adhere to Christian Nationalist ideals or sympathize with them. Groups working for …
Bills aim to revamp WA's regressive tax codes
A package of legislation in Olympia aims to reduce growing wealth inequality by reforming Washington's tax code. With the nation's second-most …
Cuts looming for WA tribal public-health funding
Washington state's Tribal Foundational Public Health Service is the first dedicated funding for tribes to advance public health initiatives. In Gov…
How WA campuses can prepare for ICE
On President Donald Trump's second day in office, his Secretary of Homeland Security rescinded a Biden-era rule barring Immigration and Customs …
Act would give incarcerated WA youth a second chance
Several bills working their way through the Washington Legislature focus on reforming the state's juvenile legal system, including one known as the …
WA legislators weigh voting rights for incarcerated people
More than 14,000 incarcerated people in Washington are not able to vote and two bills in Olympia aim to change it. One bill would make voting more …
Lawsuit aims to block Trump's plans for offshore drilling in WA
Environmental groups have sued to block President Donald Trump's offshore drilling plans following his order to open the entire West Coast, including …
Nurse practitioner: Medicaid cuts could 'devastate' WA patients, providers
Proposed Medicaid cuts could seriously affect Washington hospitals and health care workers. President Donald Trump and House Republicans are …
Shore power bill would improve WA air quality, cut emissions
New legislation would transition more ocean-going container ships to run off electricity instead of diesel while they are docked at Washington ports…
Affordable health insurance could ease WA caregiver shortage
Worker's rights advocates and nursing home providers say Washington has a long-term care workforce crisis, and that inadequate benefits in the …