U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas challenge to restrict access to abortion pill

OLYMPIA—On Thursday, June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the state of Texas’ challenge to change mifepristone’s legal status which would have restricted access to the abortion pill for millions of women. This is the court’s first major abortion-related ruling since overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.  “This case was never about science,” Representative […]

FDA warns certain shellfish farmed in WA and OR may be contaminated with deadly toxins

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to consume, and restaurants not to serve, certain shellfish such as oysters and bay clams grown in Washington State and Oregon because these may be contaminated with toxins associated with Paralytic Seafood Poisoning (PSP). Shellfish harvested on or after the date of May 28, 2024, […]

Gesa Credit Union to acquire Security State Bank

LYNNWOOD—Gesa Credit Union, a community-focused credit union headquartered in Richland, Washington, and Security State Corporation, the bank holding company of Security State Bank, headquartered in Centralia, Washington, jointly announced on May 23, 2024, that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Gesa Credit Union will acquire and assume substantially all of the assets […]