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The fight continues: a look at union efforts in Washington state
This week, the team talks to a researcher about the labor landscape, and covers stories related to REI, Starbucks and nurses’ unions.
Jaelynn Grisso
Jaelynn is an Emmy-nominated multimedia journalist, frequently covering public defense and immigration enforcement. Previously, Grisso founded the nonprofit Matter News and worked for Mother Jones, Honolulu Civil Beat and Scripps, among others.
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The Newsfeed heads north to Snohomish County
This week, the team covers flooding, public transit, a measles outbreak and debate over security cameras in the state's third most populous county.
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Five years since the Blake decision in Washington state
The historic ruling opened the door for hundreds of thousands of drug possession convictions to be reversed. But many of those affected still await relief.
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How the 2026 Washington state legislative session is going
Lawmakers continue to weigh a millionaire's tax, new limitations on AI chatbots and stronger protections for immigrants and voting rights.
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Documenting Washington state's Black past
This week, The Newsfeed team attends the memorial of a celebrated Black historian, revisits King County's naming and reads the Mother of Afrofuturism.