A coalition of Latino voters filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Washington’s bipartisan Redistricting Commission, saying the new political maps continue the long-standing disenfranchisement of minority voters in Yakima County.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today opened up the claims process for a $2.2 million dollar settlement reached in a lawsuit the state brought against Greyhound for allowing US Customs and Border Patrol to conduct sweeps at the Spokane Intermodal center.
For a city to function, it has to be equipped with proper infrastructure. That means a robust power grid, water, sewer and a way to dispose of waste — services we pretty much all agree are important to ensure a baseline of livability. So what about civil rights?
Perhaps fitting for a man who broke some of the biggest stories in our region (and occasionally the biggest story in the whole country) in a straight-forward, no nonsense way, Saturday’s celebration of life for Bill Morlin was brief, but powerful.
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One key aspect of Maddesyn George’s case exposes legal legacies of colonialism that exist to this day, and prevent Native victims of violent crimes from holding perpetrators accountable.
