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America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy

The number of H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers issued each year has more than quadrupled over the past decade. The growth has alarmed labor advocates. Farmers don't love the program, either.

They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen

They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen

Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.

Where Discrimination Flourished Like Mushrooms

Where Discrimination Flourished Like Mushrooms

Washington state fines a mushroom grower $3.4 million for firing women farmworkers and replacing them with male contract labor.

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Ex-US attorney, who appeared on 'Survivor,' to face state senator in Washington AG race

Nick Brown, who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney for western Washington, has announced he is running to become the state's next attorney general

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Google agrees to pay Washington state $40 million over location tracking claims

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the state of Washington accusing the company of profiting from its users' location data without their knowledge.

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson announces campaign for governor

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has launched an exploratory campaign for governor, a day after incumbent Jay Inslee announced he won't run again

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What's next for the abortion pill mifepristone?

Access to mifepristone, a medication that is used in about half of all abortions nationwide, hangs in the balance of two contradictory court rulings. A date with the Supreme Court is all but certain.

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Washington stocks up on abortion pills ahead of court ruling

Washington stocks up on abortion pills ahead of court ruling

Washington state officials have purchased a three-year supply of a leading abortion medication in anticipation of a court ruling that could limit its availability

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Washington state stockpiles abortion pills ahead of federal court ruling

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington has stockpiled thousands of doses of an abortion pill in anticipation of a federal court ruling in Texas that could limit its availability, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday.

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2024 WA governor's race taking shape — if Jay Inslee doesn't run again

SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee isn't yet saying whether he'll seek a fourth term next year, but that hasn't stopped a post-Inslee 2024 political landscape from starting to take shape.

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She secretly traveled 2,000 miles for her abortion. Why patients from the South are coming to Washington state

SEATTLE — The Texas woman's apartment has thin walls. Could neighbors hear her talking about her imminent flight to Washington for an abortion? Or could data from her phone be tracked, revealing she had searched for a way to end her pregnancy?

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Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river

Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river

A company that operates a hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer have each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count in connection with a spill of field turf into the Puyallup River in 2020

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Washington state attorney general says FDA rules on abortion drug are unreasonable

Washington state attorney general says FDA rules on abortion drug are unreasonable

A coalition of state attorneys general is suing the Food and Drug Administration over its regulation of mifepristone. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

Court rejects deception charges against Savers Value Village

Court rejects deception charges against Savers Value Village

The Washington state Supreme Court has handed the thrift store chain Savers Value Village a unanimous win in a long-running legal fight with Attorney General Bob Ferguson

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WA Supreme Court clears way for Albertsons' $4 billion dividend

The Washington state Supreme Court has swept aside the last legal obstacle to a $4 billion dividend by Albertson to its shareholders ahead of a controversial proposed merger with rival Kroger.

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Pierce County, Wash. Sheriff Ed Troyer found not guilty of false reporting

SEATTLE — A jury on Wednesday acquitted Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on misdemeanor false-reporting charges related to his confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier.

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WA sues to block $4 billion Albertsons dividend ahead of Kroger merger

Washington's top lawyer has asked a court to stop Albertsons from paying investors a $4 billion dividend set to be paid out ahead of the grocery retailer's proposed merger with rival Kroger.

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Judge orders Meta to pay $10.5M in legal fees to Washington

Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state, atop a nearly $25 million fine for repeated and intentional violations of campaign finance disclosure laws

Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law

The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.

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Facebook parent company fined $25 million for Washington state campaign finance violations

SEATTLE — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, was fined nearly $25 million Wednesday for intentionally and repeatedly violating Washington’s campaign finance laws.

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Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations

A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws

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WA reaches $10M settlement with Tyson Foods in chicken price fixing

Tyson Foods, the nation's largest chicken producer, will pay Washington $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused it of a long-running scheme to fix prices and rig contracts in coordination with its major competitors.

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WA's stolen unemployment money trickling in 3 years later

Nearly three years after thieves stole $645 million in pandemic unemployment benefits from Washington state, investigators are still clawing back funds frozen in fraudsters' bank accounts.

Seattle Pacific University leaders are sued for anti-LGBTQ hiring practices

The lawsuit says the university discriminates against potential faculty members by prohibiting individuals in same-sex relationships from being hired.

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