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Health
WA issues new protections for outdoor workers following extreme heat wave
New emergency rules from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries will soon require employers to provide shade from the sun and breaks for outdoor workers to cool down.
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Law & Courts
ICE detained a U.S. citizen at the Tacoma detention center. Now he's suing
According to court documents filed in Seattle's U.S. District Court on Friday, Carlos Rios had his American passport on him when he was picked up by federal immigration officials. Still, he was detained for a week at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA.
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Arts & Life
Cap Hill Pride Festival tells SPD to stay home
The Capitol Hill Pride festival plans to host a march and rally the weekend of June 26-27. This year organizers are asking Seattle Police to stand back.
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Business
Tech finally gets a path toward an entrepreneur program. Could Seattle benefit?
It’s not a start-up visa. But it’s the closest thing to it yet.
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Health
Miles de personas acuden en masa al sitio de vacunación masiva de Yakima
Lo que comenzó como un lento goteo de personas se convirtió en una avalancha de automóviles durante el fin de semana de Pascua en el centro de vacunación de FEMA en Yakima, Washington. Y a medida que se acerca el 15 de abril (cuando todos los adultos son elegibles para la vacunación en Washington), algunos habitantes de Seattle se dirigen hacia el este para recibir una codiciada vacuna de Covid-19.
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Health
Thousands flock to Yakima mass vaccination site
What started as a slow trickle of people became a flood of cars over Easter weekend at the Yakima FEMA vaccination center in Central Washington. While some people struggle to find an appointment in urban ar “We weren’t quite anticipating that but the incident commander wants everyone to know. Our goal is to get shots in arms. However that looks.”
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Government
The end of for-profit prisons in Washington state is in sight
One Tuesday the Washington legislature passed a bill effectively blocking for-profit private prisons from operating in the state.
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Health
Janitors and security guards worry they are left behind by vaccination efforts
Front line workers are vying for a vaccine dose to protect themselves against Covid-19 as new cases rise in the Puget Sound area yet again. Some janitors and security guards say they are being left behind by state guidelines, despi
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Jose Robles released from immigrant detention in NW
President Joe Biden is reversing many of the Trump administration's tough immigration policies. That’s led to the release of one undocumented man in the Northwest.
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Government
Disability advocates call for accessibility as WA plans for transportation package
Governor Jay Inslee recently called for investment in the state’s aging infrastructure. Now disability advocates are calling on the legislatur to make sure that funding doesn’t leave them behind.