Nation Jun 20 Appeals court allows Trump abortion rules to take effect More than 20 states and several civil rights and health organizations challenged the rules in cases filed in Oregon, Washington and California. But a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco called the rules…
Nation May 21 Washington becomes 1st state to allow composting of human remains Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains.
Politics Apr 25 U.S. judge in Washington state blocks new Trump abortion rule Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima blocked new Trump administration rules that could cut off federal funding for health care providers who refer patients for an abortion.
Nation Jan 17 Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis As the tech industry Microsoft brought to the region has boomed with the expansion of Amazon and other companies, the cost of housing has soared.
Nation Dec 13 Washington governor announces billion-dollar plan for orca recovery Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing major spending and a partial whale-watching ban in an effort to save the region's dwindling orca population.
Politics Jun 26 17 states sue Trump administration over family separations States, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the border, as pressure mounted to reconnect families more quickly.
Nation Jun 19 Migrant mother recounts experience of being separated from her son in detention As Blanca Orantes-Lopez sits in a federal prison south of Seattle, her son is in custody at a children's home across the country in upstate New York. She has no idea when she might see him again.
Nation Sep 07 Trump’s travel ban shouldn’t include grandparents or extended family, 9th circuit court says The unanimous ruling from three judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also said refugees accepted by a resettlement agency should not be banned.
Politics May 16 What’s next for Trump’s revised travel ban? Two federal appellate courts have heard arguments over Trump's revised travel ban.
Nation Mar 15 Federal judge in Hawaii puts Trump travel ban on hold Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality.