LGBTQ+ Washingtonians help raise Pride flag over Capitol as 2025 celebrations begin
LGBTQ+ Washingtonians joined state officials Wednesday in raising the Pride flag outside the state Capitol building in Olympia. Their message: Washington will continue to welcome — and fight to protect — the LGBTQ+ community. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Steve Bloom)
Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump
Public outcry was swift and forceful after a U.S. House committee last month hastily approved an amendment directing the federal government to sell off more than half a million acres of public land. A few days later, lawmakers advanced the larger bill — a sweeping list of President Donald Trump’s priorities — but stripped the federal lands provision. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Utah News Dispatch)
‘We’d starve in this country,’ What Trump’s immigration policies mean for the Washington agriculture industry
Farmers in Eastern Washington are bracing for impact from President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. They worry the state’s multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry will collapse under the promise of mass deportations. Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)
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