Author Archives: tcruz

For years, crime victim advocates in Washington have fought for state funding to make up for dwindling federal dollars. This year will be no different. These advocates are asking for a minimum of $21.4 million to keep their organizations afloat. But Gov. Bob ...

OLYMPIA — “Here in this Washington, we will not turn our backs on our immigrant communities,” Sen. Manka Dhingra said to a clamorous crowd on the Capitol’s north steps. “This is what America looks like.” Under a gray sky, roughly 300 people ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Legislature is considering legislation to establish a Purple Alert system for missing vulnerable adults, prompted by an Arlington family’s desperate search for their son and the advocacy of local high school students. Jonathan Hoang, ...