
Mai Hoang
Central and Eastern Washington Reporter at Cascade PBS
Central/Eastern WA reporter, @CascadePBSNews (formerly Crosscut). @PacNWGuild board president. @Yakima_Herald alum. she/her. [email protected]
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Dec 12, 2023 |
crosscut.com | Josh Cohen |Joseph O'Sullivan |Donna Blankinship |Mai Hoang
A light rail train heads out of Mt. Baker Station south toward Angle Lake, Feb. 11, 2022. (Genna Martin/Crosscut) Sound Transit announced the resignation of CEO Julie Timm Tuesday. Her final day at the regional transit agency will be Jan. 12, just 16 months after taking the position in September 2022. The announcement comes on the heels of Timm’s performance review by the Sound Transit Board last week.
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Dec 12, 2023 |
crosscut.com | Joseph O'Sullivan |Donna Blankinship |Mai Hoang |Venice Buhain
The group Let’s Go Washington on Tuesday announced it is submitting signatures to put on the ballot a parents’-rights initiative that could be decided by voters next November. Fueled by a big donor, Brian Heywood, the conservative group is aiming to qualify half a dozen proposed initiatives to the Legislature by an end-of-year deadline.
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Dec 12, 2023 |
crosscut.com | Donna Blankinship |Mai Hoang |Venice Buhain |Lizz Giordano
Sadie Armijo, director of State Audit and Special Investigations at the Washington State Auditor's office, in her Olympia office on March 2, 2022. (Lindsey Wasson for Crosscut) A new state auditor’s report says only 26% of Washington children enrolled in Medicaid are being tested for lead exposure, even though the federal government requires them all to be tested twice between their first and sixth birthdays.
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Nov 3, 2023 |
crosscut.com | Donna Blankinship |John Stang |Venice Buhain |Mai Hoang
A tractor sorts garbage at the Altamont Landfill owned by Waste Management in Livermore, Calif., Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on proposed new rules aimed at reducing landfill methane emissions. The new rules will require municipal solid-waste landfills to do more to prevent methane from escaping into the atmosphere, as well as to track emissions and make reports to the state.
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Nov 2, 2023 |
crosscut.com | John Stang |Venice Buhain |Donna Blankinship |Mai Hoang
A motorist fills a vehicle’s tank at a Shell station Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. Republican lawmakers say the new cap-and-trade system is leading to higher gas prices. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Washington wants to link its carbon pricing program with California and the Canadian province of Quebec in hopes of trimming economic ripple effects, the Ecology Department announced Thursday.
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New @CascadePBSNews from me: The family that has operated The Spokesman-Review plans to donate it to a new nonprofit that aims to develop a sustainable revenue model to not only maintain local news but also expand it. https://t.co/2a1v0u2VVx

It's been a long journey, but it's been worth it! So proud of my colleagues leading this effort to get the #faircontract we deserve!

Big news: After nine months of fighting for a #faircontract we’re happy to report that we reached a tentative agreement at the bargaining table with @CascadePBSNews today!! Now we will bring the proposed contract to the unit for a ratification vote.

RT @CascadePBSUnion: Big news: After nine months of fighting for a #faircontract we’re happy to report that we reached a tentative agreemen…