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Central WA farmworkers weigh in on heat protection efforts
State leaders and labor advocates are pushing for regulations to protect workers who feel torn between working in dangerous heat and losing wages.
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All former WA prisoners can now vote. So far, few have
Of the 24,000 residents with felony records now able to vote, just 414 did so last fall. Advocates hope to increase registration and voter education.
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A proposed WA law requires clergy to report child abuse, neglect
Washington is one of a handful of states that exempt clergy from reporting suspected abuse. Some lawmakers are trying to change that.
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Jehovah's Witness church covered up child sex abuse, survivors say
Washington's mandatory-reporter law, which has exempted clergy members since 1975, enabled the crimes for decades.
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Two lawsuits could threaten the sovereignty of Indigenous nations
Plaintiffs claim the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act are racially discriminatory – against non-Indigenous people.