Category Archives: In The News

YAKIMA, Wash. — Federal immigration policy under the Trump administration is creating new uncertainty —threatening to pull some Washington undocumented students out of college as they fight to stay in the classroom. Across the U.S., more than 500,000 undocumented students ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers have approved a budget provision directing an independent review of how state agencies prevent fraud, waste, and abuse — a move supporters say will go beyond existing audits. The provision, included in the state’s supplemental ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Washington state is poised to become the second state in the nation to ban the retail sale of nitrous oxide, after the state legislature passed House Bill 2532. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk for approval. ...

Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. Measures ...

Legislation to force federal immigration agents to get court approval before entering schools and health care facilities cleared the Washington state Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 5906 covers “nonpublic areas” of preschools, K-12 schools, health facilities, adult family homes, higher education ...

Parents, students and educators in Washington have been on alert as the Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement around schools in the past year. A bill being considered by Washington legislators aims to strengthen protections on campuses. Since last year, Immigration ...

Washington state lawmakers are considering new limits on federal immigration agents, including proposals to ban them from wearing masks and restrict their access to schools and day cares. The big picture: The debate in Washington’s Legislature follows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting three ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A new bill introduced in Washington state’s legislature Wednesday would ban the retail sale of nitrous oxide. State Sen. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, and state Rep. Joe Timmons, D-Bellingham, filed the legislation, SB 6169 and its companion, HB 2532, citing a ...

Since the Trump administration has granted Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency officers disturbing leeway to arrest or detain people, two Washington lawmakers are seeking to protect Washington residents from such a strategy. Sponsored by Democratic state Sens. Drew Hansen of ...

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash — Washington lawmakers are considering legislation that would require immigration enforcement officers to obtain a judge-signed warrant before entering non-public areas of schools, hospitals, colleges and daycares. It’s a move supporters say would close gaps in existing ...