New lawsuit alleges racial, gender discrimination in Pierce County Sheriff’s Department
Three African-American women who work for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department have filed a lawsuit against the county alleging a long-standing pattern of discrimination, harassment and retaliation against minority employees. Lt. Charla James-Hutchison and Sgts. Dione Alexander and Sabrina Braswell-Bouyer are the highest-ranking Black women in the department’s 168-year history. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune. (TNT)
Tim Eyman defaults on court-ordered payments
Court documents show that initiative promoter Tim Eyman, who earlier this year was found liable for years of violations of Washington’s campaign finance laws and was fined $2.6 million, has not made his last two monthly payments on that fine and is now in default. The Seattle Times reports Eyman is under a court-ordered plan that requires him to make $10,000 monthly payments to pay down the fine and other debts to the state. Continue reading at OutletName. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
Sen. Murray urges country to move to permanent Daylight Saving Time
This weekend, you’ll need to turn back the clock again as Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday. But there’s a chance it will be the last time to fall back, if Washington Senator Patty Murray gets her say. Sen. Murray, speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, urged the entire country to move to permanent Daylight Saving Time. Continue reading at MyNorthwest.com. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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