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Judge approves WA's new legislative district maps after court battle over Latino voting rights
Months after finding that the newly drawn legislative district boundaries near Yakima violated the Voting Rights Act, a federal judge has now decided what those district boundaries should look like.
Here are the big takeaways from WA's 2024 legislative session
Washington's legislature has adjourned for the year, with lawmakers scoring wins on many big issues. But several priorities for Democrats stalled as a few Republican-backed voter initiatives took center stage during the short 60-day session.
Northwest multi-instrumentalist, big band musician and arranger Bill Ramsay has died
The artist, best known as a saxophonist, passed away at 95 years old on Sunday, March 3. His career was large and varied, taking him around the world while also leaving a lasting influence on Seattle's jazz scene.
Why WA Democrats passed three Republican-backed voter initiatives
Most of the bills lawmakers pass in Olympia include bipartisan support, but many Democrats are skeptical of, or outright oppose, these initiative measures. So why did Democrats join with Republicans to enact them?
Unsealed interviews illuminate how Tacoma Police evaluated ex-officers conduct
In the final episode of The Walk Home podcast, KNKX examines the recently unsealed internal affairs interviews with the Tacoma Police officers involved the night Manuel "Manny" Ellis died.
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