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Mount Vernon may create committee to address concerns from immigrant communities

By Johanna Bejarano March 14, 2025

Sign for the City of Mount Vernon, Washington, during the day. (Credit: Ian Dewar Photography/Adobe Stock)

People in Mount Vernon, Washington, are asking the City Council to pass a resolution committing to the Keep Washington Working Act. The request comes after community members expressed concerns about discriminatory comments made by a council member in January.Read More

Farmworkers gather for annual march, call for better working conditions

By Johanna Bejarano April 26, 2024

Farmworkers gathered in Mount Vernon for the Annual Farmworkers March. They walked in support of flower farm workers, calling for better working conditions in the fields.Read More

Idaho abortion patients traveling to WA increased more than 50 percent after Dobbs

By Rachel Sun July 6, 2023

People stand outside the Pullman Planned Parenthood building during 2016. The clinic has seen an increase in patients from Idaho seeking abortions in recent months, following the passage of laws that have curtailed abortion in Idaho. (Credit: The Lewiston Tribune)

Doctors say end of federal protections affect more than just abortion careRead More

Marcha campesina vuelve al condado de Skagit

By Johanna Bejarano May 4, 2022

Listen Johanna Bejarano, de NWPB, reporta sobre la “Marcha Campesina” que se realizó en Mount Vernon (Duración 1:28). Read Una “Marcha Campesina” en Mount Vernon convoco a cientos de personas […]Read More

Farmworkers’ March Returns To Skagit County

By Johanna Bejarano May 4, 2022

Farmworkers' March Returns To Skagit CountyRead More