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The Northwest ICE Processing Center remains closed to state health inspectors despite a judge’s order opening the region’s largest immigrant detention center to state officials.
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President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
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Let’s Go Washington has been lobbying support for the income tax repeal effort, collecting far more than the 300,000 signatures required to put an initiative to voters.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws banning transgender girls from playing on school sports teams with girls and women.
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Mayor Katie Wilson outlined a new plan to address open drug use in Little Saigon and the surrounding area. Penalties include jail time and a diversion program.
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The Supreme Court ruled nothing in federal law prohibits Washington, Oregon and other states from accepting ballots that arrive via mail after Election Day.
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A statewide ballot initiative this November will ask voters to consider banning trans girls from competing on girls’ school sports teams.
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The move comes after North Seattle residents built makeshift barricades last month to prevent shootings in their neighborhoods.
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Rep. Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton) is facing ethics charges. The accusations culminated in a rare two-day public hearing before the state’s Legislative Ethics Board this week.
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Starting June 11, House Bill 2105 will require employers to give workers at least five business days’ notice that any federal agency is auditing their I-9 forms or any other worker records.
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Since December, renters in six apartment buildings in Tacoma have voted to form unions in an effort to negotiate better leases with their landlords.
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Officials are boosting training for employees at the airport and shipping terminals, as well as at local hospitality businesses, to recognize and report cases of human trafficking.