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WA looks to improve safety net for kids whose parents are deported • Washington State Standard

1 week ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jake Goldstein-Street

Detained immigrant parents worried who will pick their children up from school. Mothers who’ve been deported with infants while their older kids are left behind in the U.S.These are among the situations the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network is hearing about these days, according to Executive Director Catalina Velasquez. The immigrant rights group’s hotline is receiving a steady stream of calls.
Man impersonating Washington state agency stole $90K in fraud scheme, charges say

1 week ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jake Goldstein-Street

Last fall, thousands of businesses and charities received bills that appeared to be from the state of Washington.
Seattle judge considers reversing Trump’s EV charger funding freeze

1 week ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jake Goldstein-Street

The Washington attorney general’s office on Tuesday urged a federal judge in Seattle to order the Trump administration to reinstate funding to build out an electric vehicle charging network. At issue in court Tuesday was the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, or NEVI, that came from the bipartisan infrastructure law former President Joe Biden signed in 2021.
U.S. senators call for security funding boost after Minnesota assassination

1 week ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jennifer Shutt |Ariana Figueroa |Shauneen Miranda

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators emerged from a briefing with federal law enforcement officials Tuesday saying they’ll likely boost funding on safety and security for members and their families in an upcoming government funding bill. The hour-long briefing by U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate sergeant-at-arms followed the weekend assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband as well as the attempted murder of a state senator and his wife.
Washington state lawsuit payouts skyrocket to more than $500M in past year

1 week ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jake Goldstein-Street

For years, foster parents in Eatonville, Washington, abused five girls, but the girls couldn’t hold the state accountable for wrongfully placing them in the home and failing to protect them while they lived there. That was, until a landmark ruling in their case in 2018 expanded the state’s responsibility beyond the period when officials have custody of foster children. In the years since, the decision has provided a path for numerous people wronged by the foster care system to seek justice.
Washington lawmakers regain Capitol dome access • Washington State Standard

1 week ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jerry Cornfield

Few, if any, members of the Washington state Legislature have been allowed to climb to the top of the state Capitol dome this century. That will soon change. A provision in the new capital budget requires 10 legislators be given a guided tour of the upper reaches of the historic building during the fiscal year that starts July 1. Another 10 must get the same opportunity in the following year. “It’s a happy day for the institution,” said state Sen.
WA Medicaid data shared with federal immigration authorities, report says

2 weeks ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jake Goldstein-Street

Washington is one of a few states whose Medicaid data has reportedly been shared with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which could use it to potentially track down immigrants without legal status. The shared information, including names, addresses, and social security numbers, is from California, Illinois and Washington D.C., on top of Washington state, according to the Associated Press. This comes as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up deportations.
No foul, no fine for former Washington lawmaker Mark Mullet in mayoral bid

2 weeks ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jerry Cornfield

Former Washington state lawmaker Mark Mullet didn’t break any laws when he accepted contributions to his campaign for Issaquah mayor in December, a judge ruled Friday. Issaquah Municipal Court Judge Scott Stewart dismissed a complaint against Mullet, saying the city ordinance he was accused of violating, which restricted when candidates could receive donations, is unconstitutional. Stewart ruled from the bench following a hearing that lasted a little over five minutes.
Washington Democratic leader gets second chance at key post with national party

2 weeks ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jerry Cornfield

Washington state Democratic Party chair Shasti Conrad is getting another shot at a leadership post with the Democratic National Committee and a voice in retooling the political strategy for the national party. Conrad is one of three women vying for a vice chair position in a do-over of the Feb. 1 election won by Malcolm Kenyatta.
WA doctor among those fired in RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine panel

2 weeks ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Jake Goldstein-Street

Dr. Helen Chu gained attention early in the COVID-19 pandemic as her repurposed flu research project identified the first case of coronavirus spreading person-to-person in the United States. She and her colleagues carried out this work in defiance of the federal government. And her efforts to accelerate the pandemic response later earned her a “Washingtonian of the Year” award from a state leadership board.