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Housing providers already feeling the impact waiting for federal funds amidst new Trump conditions

By Lauren Gallup May 23, 2025

The food pantry in the lobby of the Share and Care House in Puyallup, one of the many services this organization provides to some Pierce County community members. (Photo courtesy of Celina McKenney, Share and Care House)

Celina McKenney has bills to pay, and a lot of people rely on her to pay them. As co-executive of Share and Care House, a nonprofit in Pierce County that provides permanent supportive housing to over 140 people, McKenney oversees the money coming in and going out. One of the many things her organization does is pay for clients’ leases. Read More

Washington Lawmaker Wants Hairstyles Protected Under State’s Anti-Discrimination Law

By Austin Jenkins January 25, 2020

Rep. Melanie Morgan of Tacoma has introduced legislation to ban race-based hair discrimination. CREDIT: Washington Legislature

State Rep. Melanie Morgan’s “hair discrimination” bill would define race, which is a protected class, to include traits such as hair texture and “protective hairstyles” like Afros, braids, locs and twists.Read More

Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General, Peace Prize Winner, Dies At 80

By NPR News August 18, 2018

Kofi Annan served two terms as United Nations Secretary-General before creating the Kofi Annan Foundation. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.Read More