Paige Browning, Author at Northwest Public Broadcasting

1st Case Of New Coronavirus In U.S. Found In Everett Man Who Traveled Through Sea-Tac Airport

By Paige Browning January 21, 2020

Staff in biohazard suits hold a metal stretcher on Tuesday by the inpatient department of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some people infected with a novel coronavirus are being treated in China. CREDIT: Dake Kang/AP

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that a patient in Washington state is the first U.S. case of a new strain of coronavirus. The virus has already prompted concerns with health officials after an outbreak in Wuhan, China.Read More

Washington Health Regulators Place New Ban On Vitamin E Acetate In Vaping Products

By Paige Browning November 20, 2019

In this April 11, 2018 file photo, a high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus in Cambridge, Mass. CREDIT: STEVEN SENNE/AP

Health officials have not been able to determine what it is about vaping products that has caused hundreds of cases of severe lung disease in the nation. But this month, the Centers for Disease Control found that vitamin E acetate was present in all of the 29 patients they reviewed.Read More

LGBTQ Employees Are Already Protected In Washington State, No Matter What SCOTUS Rules

By Paige Browning October 8, 2019

The Trans Pride Seattle march crosses Broadway Street on Friday, June 22, 2018, near Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill. CREDIT: Megan Farmer/KUOW

LGBTQ Washingtonians have had job and housing protections since 2006. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear three cases October 8 over anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ employees.Read More

Jay Inslee Announces Washington Ban Of Flavored Vaping Products

By Paige Browning September 28, 2019

In this file video, the owner of a Spokane electronic cigarette store examines his display case. CREDIT: JESSICA ROBINSON / N3

In an executive order Inslee says "no one substance has been identified as the cause of these vaping-related lung injuries" in the state, and that it is imperative that the state respond "to address this public health crisis."Read More

Washington State Confirms 3rd Case Of Vaping-Related Lung Disease In Spokane County

By Paige Browning September 16, 2019

Vaping has been linked to a cluster of hospitalizations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. sestovic/Getty Images When Dylan Nelson

Health officials have confirmed two more cases of vaping-related lung disease in Washington state. It is now considered a state-wide outbreak, since the amount of cases is above historic levels.Read More

Puget Sound Naval Base Project Among Those Cut By Defense Dept. To Fund Border Wall

By Paige Browning September 5, 2019

The USS Nebraska stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor is part of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. CREDIT: Naval Base Kitsap-U.S. Navy-Flickr-Public Domain

A submarine pier in Washington state is among the most prominent projects being cut. On President Trump's direction, the U.S. Defense Department is diverting money from 127 military projects both in the U.S. and abroad.Read More

Washington Stores Can No Longer Sell CBD-Infused Foods And Drinks

By Paige Browning September 4, 2019

CBD-infused edibles and drinks are not allowed to be sold in regular stores outside of those regulated by the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board. CREDIT: WeedPornDaily/Flickr - tinyurl.com/y4f9mnry

The state Department of Agriculture has recently clarified that CBD is not allowed as an ingredient in traditional foods. CBD is a derivative of the hemp plant that's used widely in lotions and supplements, but it does not have the psychoactive effects — the high — of marijuana.Read More

Washington May Extends Overtime Rules To Thousands Of Previously Exempt Workers

By Paige Browning June 6, 2019

Isaiah McDaniel bags groceries into a customer's cloth bags at PCC Natural Market Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in Seattle. CREDIT: ELAINE THOMPSON/AP

A sweeping proposal by the state Department of Labor and Industries could grant overtime pay to thousands more workers in Washington. Currently, workers are guaranteed overtime pay if their salary is under $24,000 a year. The proposal would gradually raise that threshold to about $80,000 by 2026.Read More

Washington Becomes First State To Allow Human Composting

By Paige Browning May 22, 2019

Katrina Spade (orange hat) of the Urban Death Project works with student volunteers to prepare a mulch pile at the Western Carolina University Forensic Osteology Research Center. CREDIT: ASHLEY AHEARN/KUOW

Recomposition will be allowed at Washington's crematories starting in May 2020 under a new law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee this week. The final remains can be buried in "scattering gardens" in cemeteries or other locations by permit.Read More

Plague Practice: Washington State Prepares For The Worst

By Paige Browning May 6, 2019

A nurse prepares a flu shot from a vaccine vial at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

If there's a disease outbreak in Washington state, health officials want to be prepared. This week, the state's Department of Health is hosting a statewide drill to practice sending out medicine as quickly as possible. The simulation: the plague has spread across Washington.Read More

Washington Presidential Electors Must Now Follow Their Party (Or Lose Their Seat)

By Paige Browning April 26, 2019

Washington state presidential elector Levi Guerra, center, joined by fellow elector P. Bret Chiafalo , right, announced in 2016 that they'd ask fellow members of the Electoral College to pick a Republican "consensus candidate" rather than Donald Trump. CREDIT: STEVE BLOOM/THE OLYMPIAN via AP

TOP PHOTO: Washington state presidential elector Levi Guerra, center, joined by fellow elector P. Bret Chiafalo , right, announced in 2016 that they’d ask fellow members of the Electoral College […]Read More

Washington Judge Blocks Trump’s Family Planning Law Nationwide

By Paige Browning April 26, 2019

Karrie Galloway, of Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, speaks during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol on April 10 in Salt Lake City. CREDIT: AP/RICK BOWMER

A federal judge in Washington state has blocked the Trump Administration's new family planning rules from taking effect.Read More

New Washington Law Seeks To Further Address Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women

By Paige Browning April 25, 2019

The governor's conference room was full Wednesday, April 24, 2019 as tribal members from throughout Washington watched Gov. Jay Inslee sign Rep. Gina Mosbrucker's House Bill 1713 into law. Courtesy of Washington House Republicans media office

In what's being called a significant step for tribal communities, Washington state has a new law seeking to address the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women. House Bill 1713 requires the State Patrol to write best practices for how to investigate those crimes. The new law also creates two state patrol positions to work on cases of missing Native people. Read More

Makah Tribe Could Again Hunt Whales Off Washington Coast

By Paige Browning April 4, 2019

Makah whalers celebrate atop a dead gray whale after a successful hunt seen in this May 17, 1999, file photo, in Neah Bay, Wash. CREDIT: ELAINE THOMPSON/AP

A proposal out Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would allow the Makah Tribe to hunt between 1-3 gray whales annually in their historic hunting range. The tribe last held a hunt 20 years ago.Read More

Washington Ranks As The Worst State For Low-Income Residents. Why?

By Paige Browning March 8, 2019

People pack Seattle City Hall in June 2017 for a meeting about whether to enact an income tax. CREDIT: KATE WALTERS/KUOW

Washington ranks as the worst state for low-income earners to live, and it's notably worse than others. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) places Washington, Texas and Florida at the top of the "terrible 10" list in its annual report. Read More

Canadian Regulators OK Trans Mountain Pipeline, With Impacts On Traffic Through Washington Waters

By Paige Browning February 25, 2019

A protester holds a sign stating during a Kinder Morgan (Trans Mountain) Pipeline rally on Sept. 9, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. CREDIT: WILLIAM CHEN/WIKIMEDIA/CREATIVE COMMONS

On Friday, Canadian regulators endorsed the long-fought oil pipeline, which would bring more oil vessels through Washington state waters. The Canadian government proposal would lengthen the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which would allow the country to ship more oil overseas and bring in higher prices. Now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is widely expected to approve it.Read More

If This Bill Passes, Low-Income Washington Families Could Get A Sales Tax Refund

By Paige Browning January 25, 2019

Democratic Representative Debra Entenman of Kent speaks in the House of Representatives to honor Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on January 21, 2019. CREDIT: WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE DEMOCRATS »

A new bill in the state legislature would ease the tax burden on working families by giving a chunk of sales tax money back to them.Read More

Electoral College Debate Heads To Washington State Supreme Court Over ‘Hamilton Elector’ Challenge

By Paige Browning January 21, 2019

Three Washington Democrats are arguing to the state Supreme Court why they voted against their party's presidential nominee in the 2016 election. The state fined them $1,000 for not following party rules in voting for Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College.Read More

Jay Inslee Wants More High-Speed Internet In Washington. It’s Needed In Rural And Tribal Communities

By Paige Browning January 17, 2019

Sign at headquarters of Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Washington's governor wants the state to start treating the internet the same way it treats electricity. That is, as a necessity. For example, many areas of the reservation of the Colville Tribes lacks broadband and therefore can't communicate with doctors through telemedicine. Read More

1st Case Of New Coronavirus In U.S. Found In Everett Man Who Traveled Through Sea-Tac Airport

Washington Health Regulators Place New Ban On Vitamin E Acetate In Vaping Products

LGBTQ Employees Are Already Protected In Washington State, No Matter What SCOTUS Rules

Jay Inslee Announces Washington Ban Of Flavored Vaping Products

Washington State Confirms 3rd Case Of Vaping-Related Lung Disease In Spokane County

Puget Sound Naval Base Project Among Those Cut By Defense Dept. To Fund Border Wall

Washington Stores Can No Longer Sell CBD-Infused Foods And Drinks

Washington May Extends Overtime Rules To Thousands Of Previously Exempt Workers

Washington Becomes First State To Allow Human Composting

Plague Practice: Washington State Prepares For The Worst

Washington Presidential Electors Must Now Follow Their Party (Or Lose Their Seat)

Washington Judge Blocks Trump’s Family Planning Law Nationwide

New Washington Law Seeks To Further Address Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women

Makah Tribe Could Again Hunt Whales Off Washington Coast

Washington Ranks As The Worst State For Low-Income Residents. Why?

Canadian Regulators OK Trans Mountain Pipeline, With Impacts On Traffic Through Washington Waters

If This Bill Passes, Low-Income Washington Families Could Get A Sales Tax Refund

Electoral College Debate Heads To Washington State Supreme Court Over ‘Hamilton Elector’ Challenge

Jay Inslee Wants More High-Speed Internet In Washington. It’s Needed In Rural And Tribal Communities

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