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  • 2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | David Gutman |David Kroman |Shauna Sowersby

    State and local leaders in Washington are watching warily as the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement and has responded to protests by deploying the military. Amped-up immigration raids of workplaces in Southern California have been met with nearly a week of protests. President Donald Trump responded to those protests by sending in the National Guard and the Marines, against the wishes of elected leaders there. A daylong protest at the Henry M.

  • 3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Shauna Sowersby

    OLYMPIA — In the final days of the legislative session, lawmakers passed important changes to the Ethics in Public Service Act with little attention. At face value, Senate Bill 5143 was presented as a bill to “clean up” legislative ethics laws, but to the few lawmakers who voted against the bill, there was cause for concern. The main concern for Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle: What constitutes a financial conflict of interest for lawmakers?

  • 4 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Shauna Sowersby

    Washington’s Catholic leaders sued state leaders and county prosecutors Thursday, alleging that a controversial new law requiring priests to break the confessional seal to report suspected child abuse is “a brazen act of religious discrimination.”The new law adds clergy to a list of other professions, such as health care workers and school personnel, who are mandatory reporters of abuse.

  • 4 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Shauna Sowersby

    Washington’s Catholic leaders sued state leaders and county prosecutors Thursday, alleging that a controversial new law requiring priests to break the confessional seal to report suspected child abuse is “a brazen act of religious discrimination.”The new law adds clergy to a list of other professions, such as health care workers and school personnel, who are mandatory reporters of abuse.

  • 1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Shauna Sowersby |Jim Brunner

    OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a state operating budget on Tuesday that substantially boosts state spending and raises taxes by roughly $9 billion over the next four years. Throughout his early months as governor, Ferguson had vowed to bring a more hawkish approach to state spending. He publicly rejected a wealth tax floated by fellow Democrats and said he’d go through the budget line by line to look for savings.

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Shauna Sowersby
Shauna Sowersby @Shauna_Sowersby
25 May 25

RT @seattletimes: Gov. Bob Ferguson has styled himself a fiscal reformer, but he led the way on a budget gimmick that ignores some $500 mil…

Shauna Sowersby
Shauna Sowersby @Shauna_Sowersby
12 May 25

Very sad news, Craig was a great colleague and so much fun to work with.

Julia Park
Julia Park @thejuliastory

The TNT recently lost one of our beloved colleagues, Craig Sailor. His stories were really, really good. He made everyone laugh when they needed it. We miss you, Craig. https://t.co/SZgRrQ1kkr

Shauna Sowersby
Shauna Sowersby @Shauna_Sowersby
12 May 25

RT @libdenk: My heart is broken. Kevin, you have so many friends and loved ones who miss you today. The last time we talked, everything was…