¿Se está protegiendo a los trabajadores agrícolas del calor? Esto es lo que ellos dicen

By Johanna Bejarano
Grape crop
El calor puede afectar gravemente a quienes trabajan al aire libre. Por el peligro que supone trabajar con calor extremo, el Departamento de Trabajo e Industrias de Washington, (L&I, por sus siglas en inglés), está elaborando normas permanentes para proteger a estos trabajadores. Por el momento, hay normas de emergencia en vigor hasta septiembre. Sin embargo, los Read More

Idaho Ranks Eighth Highest for Average Medical Debt

By Rachel Sun
Idaho residents have the eight highest medical debt nationally. Courtesy Pixabay Listen (Runtime 50 seconds) Read An analysis of data from the Consumer Protection Bureau showed Idaho ranks eighth in average medical debt at $2,832. Massachusetts ranked lowest at $975, and Wyoming the highest at $6,516. The state was 31st in the percentage of people… Read More

Educador de toda una vida es el vínculo hispano con las escuelas de Wenatchee

By Johanna Bejarano
Alfonso López, Director de Relaciones Hispano-Latinas del Distrito Escolar de Wenatchee. Foto: Cortesía Alfonso López. LEA El Distrito Escolar de Wenatchee quiere reforzar las relaciones con la comunidad latina. Alfonso López hará que esa conexión sea una realidad. Él es el nuevo director de Relaciones Hispano-Latinas del distrito. López es la viva imagen del sueño… Read More

WSP Launches Missing Indigenous Person Alert System

By Johanna Bejarano
MMIW/P posters
Posters with images of missing or murdered indigenous people were displayed at the MMIW/P Healing Gathering in Seattle in May. Credit: Johanna Bejarano. Read The Washington State Patrol (WSP) officially launched the Missing Indigenous Person Alert System or M.I.P.A. It is the first in the country and began operating on Friday. It results from extensive… Read More

Farmworkers To Receive Heat Stress Kits

By Johanna Bejarano
Heat Symptoms
Poster about heat related illness. Credit: www.weather.gov. Listen NWPB’s Johanna Bejarano reports on heat prevention (Runtime 0:52) Read High temperatures are expected across the country but not as severe in Washington.  Still, farmworkers in Central Washington will receive kits that will prepare them for any heat stress. WashMask is an organization supporting migrant and Read More

Con pañuelos sensibilizan sobre violencia sexual contra trabajadores agrícolas

By Johanna Bejarano
Bandana Project
Mujeres de Washington y de todo el país se unen al Proyecto Bandana durante la Semana Nacional de Concientización de los Trabajadores Agrícolas y al Mes de Concientización sobre la Agresión Sexual (SAAM, por sus siglas en inglés). La iniciativa de arte-activismo celebra sus 15 años llamando la atención sobre la violencia sexual contra los trabajadores del campo. Read More

Rising Freight, Fuel Prices Impacting Washington Cannabis Industry — But Will Consumers See Their Dispensary Costs Rise?

By Lauren Gallup
A field growing marijuana, image from Pixabay.
Growers, and those that transport cannabis across the state, are being hit by rising fuel prices — after a year of rising prices for freight. This, plus a new state pesticide testing requirement, have some questioning if retailers will raise their prices to balance out costs to the industry, to keep recreational marijuana alive in the state. Read More

Pickleball Now The Official Sport Of Washington State

By Tom Banse
Pickleball, invented in 1965 in Washington State, is now the state’s official sport / Tom Banse – Northwest News Network Listen Tom Banse reports on pickle ball being named the official sport of Washington State / Runtime – :48 Read Pickleball enthusiasts gathered Monday on Bainbridge Island for a celebration on the court where the… Read More

WA Gov. Inslee Signs Gun Bills Into Law

By Austin Jenkins
Gov. Inslee signs new gun laws, including one that limits high capacity gun magazines Listen: Austin Jenkins reports on reaction to Gov. Inslee signing three gun-related bills into law / Runtime – 1:52 READ Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed into law three gun-related bills, including one that will prohibit the sale of gun… Read More

Capital Budget Includes Millions For Eastern Washington Affordable Projects, Schools

By Rebecca White
Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are proposing more spending
Read The Washington Legislature approved a one-point-five billion dollar capital budget this week. It will help fund several affordable housing, medical clinics and school modernization projects in Eastern Washington. The capital budget includes about three-million dollars to complete an affordable housing development for low-income people and money for a child care center Read More
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