(Runtime 1:05)A majority Latino population, redistricting and a renewed election system may not be enough to elect a Hispanic county commissioner in…
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(Runtime 0:53) Becoming a citizen and voting for the first time on the same day is unusual. But Gabriel Gomez of Yakima wasted no time exercising his new… -
(Runtime 2:25) For over four years the Benton Franklin Recovery Coalition has been working to get a detox facility in Eastern Washington. The founders of… -
(Runtime 3:20) A controversial tax in Benton County has raised more money than expected. Now commissioners are hearing proposals from community…
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(Runtime 3:21)Judges with unique backgrounds and life experiences bring invaluable perspectives according to a report by the Center for American Progress… -
Some parents with kids in crisis in Washington are making a heart wrenching decision. They’re sending their children to out-of-state therapeutic boarding schools. And taxpayers are picking up the tab. While these are outlier cases, they highlight ongoing gaps in in-state services — gaps that were laid bare during the COVID pandemic. -
In the last of our series, The Fight for Legacy Forests, NWPB’s Lauren Gallup reports on reactions to the carbon project on state lands, which will protect some older forests from harvest. -
Thirteen people at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma are on a hunger strike. Lauren Gallup reports.
