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Legislation targets missing and murdered indigenous women epidemic
Savanna’s Act co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Washington ranks among highest in nation
Melissa Hellmann
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Vashon Island seen as national model for disaster readiness
The small island community relies on local volunteers and individual awareness to prepare for a major earthquake.
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Puget Sound prepares for the big one
Three years after an alarming report made national headlines, locals are quietly preparing disaster.
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Incarcerated and infirmed: How Northwest Detention Center is failing sick inmates
Inadequate medical care plagues immigrants at facility, but ICE claims otherwise
Northwest
Legislators and activists seek solutions to farmer suicides
Agricultural workers end their own lives at a higher rate than workers in any other profession.
Northwest
Head tax repealed By Seattle City Council
After pressure from big businesses, city leaders cave on their plan to fund homeless services.
Northwest
Seattle City Council plans to repeal head tax
Less than a month after passing the controversial measure to fund homeless services, the councilmembers appear to have…
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Medical providers push back against Title X’s new anti-abortion provisions
Local organizations react to the Trump administration’s proposed restrictive rule changes.
Northwest
Seattle passes head tax on large businesses to fight homelessness
The measure decreases the original proposal by 45 percent, leaving some to question if it’ll raise enough to…
Northwest
Olympic National Park Goat Management Plan includes lethal removal
Animal rights organizations oppose killing non-relocated goats, but officials say it will be a last resort.