“Don’t give me narcotics.” Emmalee Hortin, a doula, recalled one of her clients delivering that message to hospital staff. Doctors were operating on the woman to clear tissue after a miscarriage. But despite her patient’s […]
Washington lawmakers are considering three bills to strengthen regulation of kratom, a psychoactive supplement sold at convenience stores and smoke shops. One bill would impose a steep tax on the product. Another would ban the […]
With a veteran Washington state lawmaker out due to illness, House Democrats are reworking leadership of a key budget committee. State Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Port Townsend, who chairs the Capital Budget Committee, has not attended this […]
Under Washington’s constitution, an officeholder elected to a partisan position who vacates their seat — through removal or resignation, say — must be replaced by someone of the same political party. But what happens when […]
When Rachel Marshall was growing up in Virginia, her parents kept a magnet on the refrigerator from a national homeschooling advocacy group, with a phone number to call if local school officials tried to interfere […]
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