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Sexual harassment workgroup recommends new independent office to investigate misconduct

Following eight months of meetings, a workgroup on the prevention of sexual harassment in the Washington state House is recommending the formation of an independent office where victims could report misconduct.
Austin Jenkins
Government

Lawmaker's rape inquiry will continue despite election outcome, Dems say

The investigation into a rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain will continue, Senate Democrats say, even though Fain will no longer be in office come early January.
Sydney Brownstone
Government

Senators approve hiring investigator to look into rape allegation against Auburn lawmaker

More than a month after a Seattle woman accused a state senator of raping her in 2007, a state Senate committee voted this morning to hire an outside investigator to look into the allegation.
Sydney Brownstone
Government

Two lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct in WA. One won; the other is barely hanging on

The Washington state Senate is holding a meeting this morning to look into hiring an investigator for the rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain. He’s leading his Democrat challenger by just 90 votes.
Sydney Brownstone
Government

Progressive groups, Democrats call for Sen. Joe Fain's resignation

Representatives from women's organizations in Washington State, the Washington State Democrats, the King County Labor Council, and a Seattle port commissioner on Tuesday called for state Sen. Joe Fain's resignation following a rape allegation made against the legislator last month.
Sydney Brownstone
Government

‘Don't go to a hotel room’ with a drunk man. Councilmember Kathy Lambert’s full KUOW interview

The King County Council member took issue with a KUOW story about a campaign event for Sen. Joe Fain this past Sunday, during which she was interviewed. Here's the full transcript of that interview.
Sydney Brownstone

Isolde Raftery
Government

‘Done being silent.’ Woman accuses Washington state senator of rape; he denies

The tweet came 20 minutes after Thursday’s tumultuous Kavanaugh hearings concluded.
Sydney Brownstone
Washington state GOP apologizes to Meinert accusers
Sydney Brownstone
The Psychological Forces Behind A Cultural Reckoning: Understanding #MeToo

Nearly a quarter century ago, a group of women accused a prominent playwright of sexual misconduct. For the most part, the allegations went nowhere. In 2017, in the midst of the #MeToo movement, more women came forward to accuse the same playwright of misconduct. This time, everyone listened. On this episode — originally broadcast in February 2018 — we explore the story through the lens of social science research and ask, "Why Now?" What has changed in our minds and in our culture so that allegations of sexual harassment and assault are being taken more seriously than they were in the past? A note: This story includes descriptions of sexual harassment and assault. It may not be suitable for all listeners.
Shankar Vedantam

Jennifer Schmidt

Maggie Penman

Rhaina Cohen

Tara Boyle

Parth Shah
Campaign launches to unseat Rep. Matt Manweller over misconduct allegations

A new state political action committee with a high-profile co-chair from California and national financial backing has launched a campaign to unseat...
Austin Jenkins

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