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How the 2026 Washington state legislative session is going
Lawmakers continue to weigh a millionaire's tax, new limitations on AI chatbots and stronger protections for immigrants and voting rights.
Shannen Ortale
Shannen Ortale is a producer at Cascade PBS. She formerly worked as a freelancer & film festival programmer. She also served as a producer & educator for community media & public television in Boston.
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Documenting Washington state's Black past
This week, The Newsfeed team attends the memorial of a celebrated Black historian, revisits King County's naming and reads the Mother of Afrofuturism.
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New Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans plans big changes
Evans talks community court, drug diversion and Donald Trump in an interview with host Paris Jackson.
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How Trump's immigration agenda is impacting Washington state
This week, we talk to an immigration attorney, a county sheriff and people organizing to respond to ICE enforcement.
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The Newsfeed: Olympic Angels uplifts foster families
The nonprofit offers support and mentorship to kids and foster parents on the Olympic Peninsula