Washington’s highest court gets chief justice from Spokane, first Native American member
With ceremonial drumming and singing plus a bit of poetry, the Washington Supreme Court swore in a “daughter of Spokane” as its new chief justice and its first Native American justice ever. Justice Debra Stephens became its 57th chief justice and the first person from Spokane to hold the post since 2001. Continue reading in The Spokesman Review. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
Groups demand answers after Iranian-Americans say they were detained
Civil rights groups and lawmakers demanded information from federal officials Monday following reports that dozens of Iranian-Americans were held up and questioned at the border as they returned to the United States from Canada over the weekend. The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said more than 60 Iranians and Iranian-Americans were detained and questioned for hours at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine. Continue reading in the Peninsula Daily News. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Alex Ramel appointed to replace Jeff Morris as state rep
At a joint meeting January 6, 2020 of the councils from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties, Alex Ramel was selected as the state representative for the 40th Legislative District in Washington. Continue reading in the San Juan Islander. (Debra Lekanoff)
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