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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.
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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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.
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How Trump's immigration agenda is impacting Washington state
This week, we talk to an immigration attorney, a county sheriff and people organizing to respond to ICE enforcement.
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The Newsfeed: What drug diversion looks like in downtown Seattle
The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) team takes to the streets as part of an effort to direct drug users to treatment instead of jail.
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The Newsfeed: Inside Seattle's opioid addiction treatment centers
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