Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
A new coalition of labor activists, politicians and state employees is working to make all state purchasing sweat-free. But the effort needs a push from incoming governor Jay Inslee.
Paratroopers with the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during a Joint Operation Access Exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., in February.