Newly elected, WA’s first openly transgender legislator ready to ‘stand on business’
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street] — When Jaelynn Scott arrives in Olympia in January, she doesn’t want to be labeled a one-note legislator. Elected by voters last week, Scott will be Washington’s first openly transgender state lawmaker, and the first Black transgender legislator in the nation. But she doesn’t want to be seen as only focused on LGBTQ+ […]
Everett Nonprofit Starts Statewide Cancer Screening Fund After Federal Cuts
EVERETT—Everett-based Citrine Health is launching the Washington Health Screening Fund to help pay for breast and cervical cancer screenings for uninsured and underinsured residents across Washington. The effort is to counter reductions in federal support for the state’s Breast, Cervical and Colon Health Program, which the Department of Health has run for 35 years, and […]
Edmonds College and Coleg Cambria launch transatlantic AI collaboration
LYNNWOOD — Edmonds College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Coleg Cambria in North East Wales, United Kingdom, to collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI), digital innovation and workforce development, formalizing months of conversations between the two institutions. The agreement, announced Thursday, opens the door to joint projects, shared resources and learner exchanges. Six students […]
Congressman Sid Morrison as a guiding force in Washington politics, dies at 93
YAKIMA — Former U.S. Rep. Sidney “Sid” Morrison, a central Washington farmer and Republican whose career spanned the state Legislature, six terms in Congress and leadership of the state Department of Transportation, died Tuesday at age 93. Mainstream Republicans of Washington, the moderate GOP organization he once chaired, announced his passing and described him as […]
Nick Shirley retracts EBT fraud claims against Seattle’s Lam’s Seafood
SEATTLE — Independent journalist Nick Shirley issued a public correction on Wednesday, acknowledging that his October report inaccurately portrayed a transaction at Lam’s Seafood Asian Market as evidence the store participated in electronic benefit transfer (EBT) fraud. “On October 9th and October 12th, I published a video on EBT fraud in Seattle. In one part […]
