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5 days ago | nwpb.org | Johanna Bejarano

En el sureste de Washington, el Concejo de Richland aprobó la firma de una carta sobre la participación de deportistas transgénero en el deporte femenino. El Concejo debatió la carta a petición de Jerrod MacPherson, administrador del condado de Benton. MacPherson envió un correo electrónico el mes pasado a los alcaldes de Richland, Kennewick, Pasco y West Richland, así como a los comisionados del condado de Franklin, solicitando su apoyo.

5 days ago | nwpb.org | Johanna Bejarano

In southeastern Washington, the Richland City Council approved signing a letter addressing the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports.The council discussed the letter at the request of Jerrod MacPherson, a county administrator for Benton County. MacPherson emailed the mayors of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco and West Richland as well as the commissioners of Franklin county, asking for their support last month.

1 week ago | nwpb.org | Lauren Gallup

Every year since 2020, the number of collisions on Washington highways in work zones has been rising. Between 2020 and 2024, it rose nearly 40%, from 1,149 to 1,607, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. One of the three main contributing factors to these crashes is speed. Speeding through these areas threatens drivers, their passengers and road construction workers trying to do their jobs.

1 week ago | nwpb.org | Phineas Pope

In high school classrooms and on college campuses, students learn about the U.S. system of governance and the country’s political history. This November, some get to make their voice heard in those systems for the first time as voters. In the Northwest, the issues driving some of these voters vary; from social issues to economics to housing. Still, others are choosing

2 weeks ago | nwpb.org | Courtney Flatt

UPDATE 4/30/25:Second Substitute House Bill 1154 is headed to Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk. The bill was delivered to the governor on April 23. That will mean the state Department of Ecology will sign off on landfill permits. That’s in addition to local health departments. Permits will still be issued by local health departments. But, the state can take over if it deems that local health departments aren’t doing their job monitoring landfills.