Washington AG pushing new law to protect workers from immigration raids
Washington’s Democratic attorney general is looking at a new way to shield the state’s immigrant workers amid the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda. Attorney General Nick Brown is proposing legislation, dubbed the Immigrant Worker Protection Act, that would require employers to notify their employees of a planned inspection of employment eligibility paperwork within 72 hours of being notified about it by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Other states, including California, Oregon and Illinois, already have similar laws. The attorney general’s office notes workplace raids are increasing under President Donald Trump. But first, federal immigration agents usually tell employers they want to audit I-9 documents. Continue reading at Washington state Standard. (Ryan Berry)
Washington will not require clergy to report child abuse learned through confession
Washington will not require clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect learned through confession or privileged conversations, following a legal settlement announced Friday. The settlement comes after the Catholic bishops of Washington, including Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly, alleged that the state was “targeting the Roman Catholic Church in a brazen act of religious discrimination” after the Legislature adopted a mandatory reporting requirement for members of clergy earlier this year. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Dan Pelle)
Gala is Washington state’s top apple this season
The top apple produced in Washington state remains the trusty Gala apple, followed by the Honeycrisp and Granny Smith varieties. At the same time, Cosmic Crisp, which was bred at Washington State University and released in 2019, is climbing up the ranks. The big picture: Washington is the nation’s top apple growing state, producing more than half of the nation’s apples — meaning what we grow here has a major impact on what’s available on store shelves around the country. Continue reading at Axios. (Jacque Schrag)
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