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For more than 2 months, Kroger workers across Western Washington haven’t received proper wages
Grocery store workers employed by Kroger brands QFC and Fred Meyer said they have experienced problems with their paychecks, including flat out not receiving them, since October.
Angela Reetz is a cashier and customer service representative at Fred Meyer in Tumwater. This autumn, she said she was not paid for four weeks.
Continue Reading For more than 2 months, Kroger workers across Western Washington haven’t received proper wages
Some hospitals in contingency operations, pediatric units rationing drugs
Idaho’s hospitals are feeling the strain from the “tripledemic” of RSV, flu and COVID-19, officials say. Dr. Jim Souza is the chief physician executive at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise. Continue Reading Some hospitals in contingency operations, pediatric units rationing drugs
Health department: ‘Now is the time to get vaccinated’
Officials say children have lowest vaccination rate, urge regular masking in crowded, confined spaces Continue Reading Health department: ‘Now is the time to get vaccinated’
Líderes hispanos desafiarían nuevo mapa de redistribución de distritos de Pasco
Líderes hispanos dijeron que podrían demandar a la ciudad de Pasco por su recién aprobado mapa de redistribución de distritos. Insisten en que el mapa diluye el voto latino. Pero los miembros del Concejo de Pasco creen que el mapa cumple los requisitos de la Ley de Derecho al Voto del Estado de Washington. Continue Reading Líderes hispanos desafiarían nuevo mapa de redistribución de distritos de Pasco
Hispanic leaders would challenge the City of Pasco’s new redistricting map
Hispanic leaders said they might sue the City of Pasco over its newly approved redistricting map. They insist the map dilutes the Latino vote. But council members insist the map complied with the Washington State Voting Rights Act requirements. Continue Reading Hispanic leaders would challenge the City of Pasco’s new redistricting map
A 3.5-million-pound problem: More than a million chickens in Franklin County, Washington have bird flu
Agriculture officials are quarantining flocks at Oakdell Farms in snowy north Franklin County, Washington, because the flock has come down with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Credit: Anna Kind, Northwest… Continue Reading A 3.5-million-pound problem: More than a million chickens in Franklin County, Washington have bird flu
Cómo los grupos minoritarios ganan más representación
This is the second part of our series on connecting segregation policies to minority groups’ struggles to get political representation today. Continue Reading Cómo los grupos minoritarios ganan más representación
Swelling school of seaweed farmers looking to anchor in somewhat choppy Northwest waters
Prospective kelp growers who want to join the handful of existing commercial seaweed farms in the Pacific Northwest are having to contend with a lengthy permitting process. It’s gotten contentious in a few cases, but even so, at least a couple of new seaweed farms stand on the cusp of approval. Their harvests could be sold for human food, animal feed or fertilizer. Continue Reading Swelling school of seaweed farmers looking to anchor in somewhat choppy Northwest waters
Cómo las políticas de Jim Crow moldearon las Tri-Cities
Durante una demostración de NAACP, un hombre sostiene una pancarta con la pregunta ¿Por qué Kennewick es todo blanco? Crédito: Colección de Franklin County Historical Society. LEA NOTA DEL EDITOR:… Continue Reading Cómo las políticas de Jim Crow moldearon las Tri-Cities
To stay economically competitive, Port of Tacoma plans to deepen the Blair Waterway
A new project to deepen the Blair Waterway at the Port of Tacoma will allow extra-large container ships to easily travel through the port.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which, in part, authorized the project to deepen Blair waterway in the Port of Tacoma. Continue Reading To stay economically competitive, Port of Tacoma plans to deepen the Blair Waterway
While Washington’s urban arrests trend down, rural incarceration rates are going up
An inmate huddles under a heavy blanket on a bunk in the psychiatric unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, Wash. Credit: Elaine Thompson, AP file photo Listen (Runtime… Continue Reading While Washington’s urban arrests trend down, rural incarceration rates are going up
How small minority groups struggle to get representation
This is the second part of our series on connecting segregation policies to minority groups’ struggles to get political representation today. It shows how minority groups seek representation in the Tri-Cities and why Pasco City Council is a distinct case of diversity. Continue Reading How small minority groups struggle to get representation
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