Politics Housing, homelessness loom large in the minds of Washington voters Tacoma, Spokane and Bellingham each have ballot measures on these issues, and both voters and candidates have cited them as top priorities. by Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard / October 31, 2023
News ‘A partial solution’: A closer look at the new WA Cares Fund The long-term care tax program has already stoked controversy, with critics saying the $36,500 benefit is too small to be meaningful. by Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard / November 23, 2023
News Is housing a form of health care? A Washington program says it is Apple Health and Homes has distributed $41M from Medicaid to shelter and support those with behavioral or other health issues. by Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard / September 15, 2023
News What WA leaders are watching for in the Manuel Ellis police trial Members of law enforcement, community organizers and more weigh in on the trial of three Tacoma officers charged in the 2020 death of Ellis. by Jerry Cornfield & Laurel Demkovich & Grace Deng & Bill Lucia Washington State Standard / October 4, 2023
Equity What Trump’s Census plans could mean for Washington state Citizenship question prompts 18 attorneys general, 6 cities to sue the Trump administration. by Lilly Fowler / April 3, 2018 / Updated at 1:15 p.m.
Politics Free speech demands and fear of violence collide at UW — again Before their Patriot Prayer rally, UW College Republicans gathered to make signs with phrases like “We died for liberty not socialism." by Lilly Fowler / February 9, 2018
Politics Can a civics class make a difference? Justice Sotomayor thinks so As some openly fret about the strength of the nation's democracy, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swooped into Seattle to talk to students, educators and others about the importance of... by Lilly Fowler / January 23, 2018
Equity ICE targets prominent immigration activist for deportation Maru Mora Villalpando was a key organizer in recent protests against an immigration detention center in Tacoma by Lilly Fowler / January 15, 2018
Equity Uncertain future for a local Salvadoran family in Trump's America As America's immigration politics grow more turbulent, a local Salvadoran family contemplates the unthinkable. by Lilly Fowler / January 11, 2018
Equity ACLU objects to immigration raids on Greyhound buses As immigration raids increase, Greyhound is under attack for allowing Border Patrol on its buses. by Lilly Fowler / March 22, 2018