Lilly Ana Fowler
Social Justice ReporterLilly Ana Fowler covers social justice issues investigating inequality with an emphasis on labor and immigration. Story tips can be sent to lfowler@knkx.org.
She previously worked for the nonprofit news site Crosscut — a partner of KCTS 9, Seattle’s PBS station. Lilly worked as a producer for the PBS show "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" and as a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Lilly has contributed to The Atlantic, Salon.com, Slate Magazine, Mother Jones, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Seattle Times. Born in Mexico, she grew up in the border town of Nogales, Arizona, and is fluent in Spanish.
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A light projection that can be seen from Interstate 5 and various neighborhoods in Seattle displays the words Protect Trans Lives and Protect Trans Kids.
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The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project names a new executive director as Jorge Barón exits after 15 years.
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Born into the flower business, Scott Chang grew from being resentful of the long summer hours to having deep respect for his family's hard work. Discover the subtle beauty of See Lee Farm and the Hmong family who runs it.
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Seattle City Council members want to try to stop app-based companies from unjustly deactivating workers.
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Some students at the University of Washington are planning to deliver a letter to the administration later this month to ask that it not renew its contract with Starbucks.
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Due to a court order, deportation flights have resumed at Boeing Field after being banned for four years.
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With a previous bill outlawing private detention facilities tied up in the courts, lawmakers passed new legislation mandating privately owned or operated detention facilities meet the same standards as public ones.
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Seattle City Councilmembers voted Tuesday to cap the fees landlords charge a tenant for being late on rent at $10 per month.
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A famous food writer posted on Instagram about the best tacos he's had in Seattle — from a humble food operation stationed in the middle of a Home Depot parking lot. KNKX's Lillyana Fowler went to find out more.
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Starting next year, all Washington residents – regardless of immigration status – will be allowed to purchase medical insurance through the state’s marketplace. Now, advocates are asking legislators to fund a Medicaid-type program for undocumented immigrants with low incomes.