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Shannon Heffernan
10 days ago
New Data shows at least 3,800 children, including infants, have been put in detention since Trump took office. Many were held for long stretches. “There is no other way to describe it; it’s a jail for children," one parent said.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
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ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/children-immigration-detention-dilley-ice
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Matt Sebastian
15 days ago
🧵Denver PD began testing drones as first responders in October after signing contracts w/ Skydio and Flock, saying they'll improve public safety. But these "flying cops" raise concerns for privacy advocates, council members and police oversight board,
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Here’s how Denver police fly drones to 911 calls, triggering fears about privacy and surveillance
The people on the street didn’t look up. They didn’t seem to know a police drone was hovering above, recording them as officers a mile away watched.
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/12/12/denver-police-drones-flock-skydio/
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ICE has taken the stance that anyone in the country illegally is subject to mandatory detention/ineligible for bond. Though most judges have said this flouts due process, it means many immigrants are stuck in detention w/ no clear end date.
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Idaho immigrants detained far from home, and from their attorneys
Many undocumented immigrants arrested at an Idaho racetrack are being detained in Nevada and other states, making it harder for attorneys and family to find them
https://www.investigatewest.org/idaho-immigrants-detained-in-raid-moved-from-home-and-attorneys/
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Nieman Lab
about 1 month ago
"Victoria Goldiee” had freelanced for The Cut and The Guardian. After Nicholas Hune-Brown, executive editor of The Local, greenlit her pitch, the red flags started popping up.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/ever...
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“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves”
Back in August, the Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt reported that Wired and Business Insider had taken down AI-generated articles by a "freelancer" named "Margaux Blanchard." It was a case study of…
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/every-media-era-gets-the-fabulists-it-deserves/
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Byron Tau
about 1 month ago
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd
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sandra fish
about 1 month ago
this is disturbing CU Boulder news... and good reporting by Olivia Doak.
www.dailycamera.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Student journalists say they were banned from campus after they covered a pro-Palestine protest
The University of Colorado Boulder banned three student journalists from campus and charged them with code of conduct violations after they covered a pro-Palestine protest in October.
https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/11/20/cu-boulder-bans-student-journalists-palestine-protest/
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South Side Weekly
about 1 month ago
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago. They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
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Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
https://southsideweekly.com/feds-tear-gas-pepper-spray-midway-blitz-investigation-ice-chicago/
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The Colorado Sun ☀️
about 1 month ago
Immigrants begging to be deported are languishing in ICE’s Aurora detention facility
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Immigrants begging to be deported are languishing in ICE’s Aurora detention facility
Despite the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy, immigrants have languished behind bars in Colorado, largely in the dark about when they will be freed.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/18/immigrants-asking-for-deportation-ices-aurora-detention-facility/
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about 1 month ago
HUD now requires unhoused people get treatment or enroll in other services if they want federally-funded permanent housing. Oregon providers say that conflicts with the state's funding requirements - forcing them to choose between federal or state dollars
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Oregon groups: Trump’s overhaul will worsen homeless crisis
New rules for a federal homeless housing program require people get treatment if they want housing — a big departure from the past
https://www.investigatewest.org/oregon-homeless-groups-say-overhaul-of-housing-program-will-exclude-them/
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Thy Vo
about 1 month ago
A report finds Native American and Black youths are the least likely to be offered a path out of the justice system, while white children are most likely to be offered a break. The racial disparities get wider when a youth has a prior offense.
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Native kids in WA less likely to be offered jail alternative
Lawmakers and researchers push for new tracking measures as racial disparities and decentralized practices shape youth justice outcomes
https://www.investigatewest.org/native-american-kids-less-likely-than-others-in-wa-to-be-offered-second-chance-in-juvenile-court-data-shows/
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Alice Wong, disability justice advocate and author, dies at 51
Wong envisioned a world where disabled people, particularly those from multiple marginalized backgrounds, could live freely and with full autonomy.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/alice-wong-disability-justice-advocate-author-dies/
about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
The first formerly incarcerated lawmaker in WA had her convictions vacated in 2023, and she said it felt like being freed from an "invisible prison." This year, emails show, she supported cuts to legal aid groups that help others do the same.
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WA lawmaker backed cuts to legal aid for people like herself
After being fired from the legal aid group she once led, Rep. Tarra Simmons supported state cuts that crippled similar organizations
https://www.investigatewest.org/make-it-make-sense-advocates-stunned-as-wa-lawmaker-helps-slash-funds-for-groups-clearing-old-drug-convictions/
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Thy Vo
about 2 months ago
Even before being convicted of a crime, Indigenous youth in Washington state are 6.4 times more likely to be kept in detention than white children.
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Native American kids in WA more likely to be arrested
Before and after trial and even for low-level, nonviolent crimes, Native American youths are locked up at higher rates
https://www.investigatewest.org/native-american-children-significantly-more-likely-to-be-arrested-detained-in-washington/
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Prison Policy Initiative
about 2 months ago
"In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up are often punished." The U.S. is a leader in women's incarceration, and behind bars, women are anything but safe. 🧵
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Staff sex abuse in Idaho women’s prisons largely unchecked
InvestigateWest reporting exposes sexual abuse by guards, retaliation against victims and a system that fails to track the scope of the problem
https://www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual-abuse-in-idaho-womens-prisons-goes-largely-unchecked/
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Thy Vo
2 months ago
Washington state requires certain alleged domestic abusers to surrender their guns, but many counties lack mechanisms to actually verify if guns are turned over, relying on the honor system instead.
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Many Washington counties don't verify abusers turned in guns
While some counties are devoting money to track down guns, others rely on the honor system to ensure firearms are turned over
https://www.investigatewest.org/many-wa-counties-arent-verifying-if-abusers-turn-over-guns/
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2 months ago
Alex Kuhnhausen developed a bacterial infection while in solitary confinement. The repeated failures that followed offer a rare look at how decisions made by prison officials can turn treatable ailments deadly,
@brandonblock.bsky.social
reports.
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2 months ago
The teacher was called to an Aug. 2011 personnel meeting over the allegations. The goal, according to school district records: "To protect Curtis and the District."
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2 months ago
Read the story:
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Charles Ornstein
2 months ago
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will
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Matt Sebastian
2 months ago
“We have not been able to get the meats we used to get provided through Emergency Food Assistance,” a Colorado food bank operator says. “In its place, we’ve been getting fish sticks. And not a lot of them.” // Story by
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Colorado food banks sound alarm over rising need amid federal cuts to nutrition assistance
This spring, the Trump administration cut about $500 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding that went toward the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which supplements states’ food bank su…
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/10/16/food-banks-colorado-snap-benefits/
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Thy Vo
2 months ago
Andrea Weiskircher thought her life was over after she filed complaints in June 2024. But after she shared what happened to her, other women opened up about their own stories of prison abuse. “They were like, ‘Screw IDOC. It happened to me too, dude,’” Weiskircher said.
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Audrey Dutton
2 months ago
"For the next five minutes, the woman listened as four men — a prosecutor, defense attorney, judge and police detective — debated what, exactly, Rogers meant by vagina." Hard to say what's the most shocking part of this
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This series on rape and sexual abuse by Idaho prison workers has some chilling, enraging and tender writing and reporting throughout - and exposes the ways our system continually lets alleged perpetrators off the hook. Please give it a read:
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2 months ago
The Spokane Diocese says there's “overwhelming evidence” to back five women's allegations against the priest — but parishioners question Bishop Thomas Daly’s motivations
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Spokane priest accused of sexual misconduct, misuse of funds
Spokane Diocese points to “overwhelming evidence” — but parishioners question Bishop Thomas Daly’s motivations
https://www.investigatewest.org/allegations-of-sex-abuse-misused-church-dollars-against-wa-priest-divide-parish/
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Thy Vo
3 months ago
Women in Idaho prisons face this reality: The guards who control every aspect of their lives can harass and sexually assault them with confidence that it will be kept quiet. If caught, guards receive a kind of leniency that they could only dream of.
www.investigatewest.org/in-idaho-wom...
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3 months ago
Today we're excited to share a new series, Guarded by Predators, that we've been working on on for nearly a year investigating how sexual abuse by staff at Idaho's women's prisons has gone largely unchecked -
www.investigatewest.org/guarded-by-p...
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Guarded by Predators
A new series by InvestigateWest exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them.
https://www.investigatewest.org/guarded-by-predators/
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Thy Vo
3 months ago
Police accountability advocates say his candidacy underscores a larger issue in Washington: The state’s only requirement for sheriff candidates is to complete basic law enforcement training within a year of taking office.
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WA sheriff candidate accused of domestic abuse, dishonesty
State Legislature failed to pass bill last session that would have disqualified him from running
https://www.investigatewest.org/sheriff-candidate-in-small-wa-county-faces-claims-of-domestic-violence-dishonesty/
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Thy Vo
3 months ago
Oregon Health Authority announced this week that it will no longer pursue the program, pinning their decision on federal changes to Medicaid.
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Cascade PBS Union
3 months ago
It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted.
@cascadepbs.bsky.social
’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment.
tinyurl.com/LayoffFund
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Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda
On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed
https://tinyurl.com/LayoffFund
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Prism
3 months ago
“I don’t know where I am, where I’m going, or what my end is. I don’t know what I’m waiting for.” Ten months after a judge granted Kamel Maklad deportation relief for protection against torture in his home country of Syria, Maklad remains detained in Arizona, Stephanie Casanova reports.
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Syrian man won fight to avoid deportation. He remains detained.
Kamel Maklad's case reveals how people who can't legally be deported are imprisoned until they capitulate and agree to leave the country
https://prismreports.org/2025/09/15/kamel-maklad-immigration-detention-withholding-of-removal/
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Steep cuts to federal Medicaid spending could push more Oregon hospitals - already operating on thin margins - to cut back on costly maternity care.
@daniellemdawson.bsky.social
looks at what happened after one rural town lost its maternity ward in 2023
www.investigatewest.org/rural-oregon...
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Medicaid cuts could expand Oregon maternity care deserts
Most Oregon hospitals have been bleeding cash for years, and at least two are already set to close their obstetrics units
https://www.investigatewest.org/rural-oregon-town-lost-maternity-ward-medicaid-cuts/
3 months ago
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The hospital in Dayton is a lifeline for the elderly and poor in Columbia County, WA. Most of last year, it had less than 10 days cash on hand. “You put that in the context of these cuts, and it’s just going to make a desperate situation worse,” McGuire said.
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'Strained past our breaking point': Washington's small-town hospitals fear closure as Medicaid cuts loom
DAYTON – If the hospital in this historic southeast Washington town has to close, Acadia Murphey thinks the town will “probably die along with it.”
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/sep/07/strained-past-our-breaking-point-washingtons-small/?ref=cascadepbs.org
4 months ago
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"No one spoke against the land annexation ... Councilor Jackie Linton was the sole vote against it. She brought up a number of concerns about the potential for new data centers, including how they might affect the local water supply." by
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Hermiston clears the way for data center industry
Attracted by cheap power, plentiful land and proximity to the Columbia River’s water supply, Amazon Web Services has built dozens of data centers in communities across Umatilla and Morrow counties. He...
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/10/hermiston-oregon-data-center-amazon-eastern-ai-technology-power/
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Larry Ryckman
4 months ago
At least 2 students shot at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says | The Colorado Sun
coloradosun.com/2025/09/10/e...
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At least 2 students shot at Evergreen High School, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says
Officials said they were responding to an “active assailant” near the Jefferson County school
https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/10/evergreen-active-assailant-colorado/?utm_source=Colorado
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4 months ago
The state levied the seven-figure penalty days after we reported on how regulators failed to take steps to immediately stop the company from releasing more polluted stormwater into the South Yamhill River.
www.investigatewest.org/oregon-fine-...
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Oregon wood treater fined $1 million for pollution
The penalty comes days after InvestigateWest found regulators investigating the pollution didn’t take steps to immediately stop it
https://www.investigatewest.org/oregon-fine-polluting-wood-treater-1-million/
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Caitlyn Kim
4 months ago
Chair of House Oversight committee demands health care and Medicaid data from Colorado
www.cpr.org/2025/09/04/r...
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House Republicans demand health care and Medicaid data from Colorado
Specifically, they’re demanding lists and information about costs associated with operations and medical procedures done on people unauthorized to be in the country.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/09/04/republicans-congress-demand-colorado-health-care-medicaid-data/
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Matt Sebastian
4 months ago
Colorado finds a work-around on COVID vaccines, allowing pharmacies to give them to anyone — without requiring prescriptions, or meeting the FDA's new list of conditions — even though RFK Jr's reformulated vaccine advisory committee has not recommended them
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Colorado issues order allowing pharmacies to provide COVID vaccines without prescription
Dr. Ned Calonge issued a “standing order” allowing anyone six months or older to receive the updated COVID-19 vaccines at a pharmacy starting Friday.
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/09/03/colorado-covid-vaccine-pharmacy-prescription/
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"Fire areas are officially closed, very secure and there are roadblocks,” she said. “Somebody would have had to tell these agents how to get there.”
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Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid • Stateline
Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours.
https://stateline.org/2025/08/31/firefighters-question-leaders-role-in-washington-immigration-raid/?ref=cascadepbs.org
4 months ago
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OPB
4 months ago
Street Roots, a Portland-based nonprofit news outlet, needs more than $250,000 by the end of the month or it may have to cut jobs and reduce services.
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Facing cuts, news outlet Street Roots asks for Portland’s help
The paper needs $288,000 by the end of the month or it might cut jobs.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/02/facing-cuts-news-outlet-street-roots-asks-for-portlands-help/
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Nicole Foy
4 months ago
rare to see the slow-moving insanity of our immigration system summarized in one case-- but lawyers for one detained firefighter said he got a U-visa certification in 2017 (for victims of serious crimes) and has been waiting for the results of his application since 2 0 1 8
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Lawyers demand Border Patrol release firefighter arrested while battling Washington wildfire
Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-wildfire-firefighters-8a8e16fe625cb5909d85a436db2caf57
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Idaho Capital Sun
4 months ago
Among kindergarteners, nonmedical exemptions have increased each year since 2020, from 1.9% in the first year of the pandemic to 3.4% in the 2024-25 school year, the latest CDC data show. Exemptions increased in 36 states and Washington, D.C. Seventeen states reported exemption rates over 5%.
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As CDC vaccine officials resign in protest, childhood vaccination rates are declining • Idaho Capital Sun
Vaccination rates among kids are declining across the United States. Flu vaccinations, for example, hit their lowest rate since 2019.
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/28/as-cdc-vaccine-officials-resign-in-protest-childhood-vaccination-rates-are-declining/
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Cascade PBS
4 months ago
From
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: The Flannery decision, which ruled Washington's firearm-surrender law was unconstitutional, has been cited by judges as preventing them from ordering alleged abusers to give up their weapons. But now the barriers created by Flannery could be knocked down.
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New WA ruling may close loophole letting accused abusers keep guns
An appeals court found the state’s firearm-surrender law to be constitutional, potentially overturning the controversial Flannery decision.
https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08/new-wa-ruling-may-close-loophole-letting-accused-abusers-keep-guns/
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Matt Sebastian
4 months ago
After 157 years, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop publishing a print newspaper at the end of the year and divert all of its resources into the digital news operation. “I love print, but I love journalism more,” the newspaper's publisher says
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/business/media/atlanta-journal-constitution-print-edition.html
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Jesse Aaron Paul
4 months ago
NEW: Colorado governor will cut spending on Medicaid, higher education and grants to plug $750M hole in state budget
coloradosun.com/2025/08/28/c...
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Colorado governor will cut spending on Medicaid, higher education and grants to plug $750M hole in state budget
During the special session, the legislature passed a bill ceding the responsibility of cutting the budget to the governor’s office
https://coloradosun.com/2025/08/28/colorado-budget-cuts-jared-polis-obba/
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While Stella-Jones has pleaded guilty to some of the alleged pollution flagged by Oregon regulators over four years, regulators could also share some of the blame for contamination at a Sheridan facility, which is already a Superfund site because of historic contamination.
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Conrad Swanson
4 months ago
Context that didn't make it into the story, a quick 🧵 About 60,000 people are currently in custody across the country, said Matt Adams, legal director for the nonprofit Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. 1/9
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4 months ago
UPDATE: Local officials aren’t concerned about accusations of racism against an Idaho sheriff, despite calls for accountability
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Local officials aren’t concerned about accusations of racism against an Idaho sheriff, despite calls for accountability
An extremism watchdog group said the sheriff’s rhetoric about immigrants is “disturbing” and could fuel violence
https://www.investigatewest.org/local-officials-arent-concerned-about-accusations-of-racism-against-an-idaho-sheriff-despite-calls-for-accountability/
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Nate Sanford
4 months ago
Have you ever wondered if government leaders are writing things with ChatGPT? Through records requests, I obtained thousands of pages of chat histories from city officials in Washington. The logs show widespread use of AI — with little transparency:
www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08...
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Washington city officials are using ChatGPT for government work
Records show that public servants have used generative AI to write emails to constituents, mayoral letters, policy documents and more
https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/08/wa-city-officials-are-using-chatgpt-to-write-government-documents/
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