On Tuesday, June 23, we met up in the middle of Washington state with CHUM News, a brand-new media outlet covering Seattle news & culture. We swapped stories from our respective sides of the state, sharing underreported local news that will inevitably impact everyone across Washington. Read on for more about the project!
The Meet-Up
Coming soon...footage and audio from the Mid-State Meetup.
CHUM Must-Reads
YOUTH ACTIVISTS TAKE ON OLYMPIA — CHUM NEWS
With Millionaires Tax on the table, youth activists confront Olympia’s power elite.
A look at how young people are influencing state politics!
WHO’S AUDITING SEATTLE’S CAMERAS? — CHUM NEWS
You've learned about Spokane Flock cameras from us, now read about Seattle surveillance from CHUM.
THE ART OF CAMPAIGNING — CHUM NEWS
A look at campaign branding in a big Seattle race that gives a cute lil nod to a Spokane campaign that influenced one candidate's graphics.
The announcement pod
The POD: Best of CHUMs
A preview of our Midstate Meet-up with Seattle’s own CHUM News next week!
RANGE
We bonded before we'd ever even met in-person!
Stories of Statewide Significance
For a Yakima Valley farmworker, Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts a wrenching decision to self-deport
An innovator in the apple orchards separates from her family to return to Mexico. In Congress, a bi-partisan bill to legalize many undocumented workers struggles to gain a hearing.
Hal Bernton
‘Not guilty’: Jury gives verdict to man accused of assaulting ICE officer during immigration arrest
After two trials, Hector Saul Iraheta-Mercado is found innocent. But he’s still not free. Shortly after the verdict, he was taken into federal custody for an immigration violation.
Daisy Zavala Magaña
WA DOL shared data with Border Patrol for Eastern WA civil immigration enforcement in apparent state violation
Spokane father Arnoldo Tiul Caal, later found to have been unlawfully detained, had driver’s license data searched by Border Patrol days before his detainment.
Erin Sellers
Jury finds Spokane 3 protesters guilty of federal conspiracy charges
The defendants could face up to six years in federal prison and/or $250,000 in fines. They are expected to appeal the verdict.
Erin Sellers
Persecution, Inc.
Commentary: A Seattle pastor who has staked out ground in Browne’s Addition says Spokane — and this reporter — is out to get him.
Aaron Hedge
