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Labor council in Pierce County wants to establish flexible child care facility for laborers
The Pierce County Central Labor Council is taking on an ambitious task — figuring out the problem of child care for working families.
It’s a problem that Nathe Lawver, secretary-treasurer for the council, knows well.
“Any conversation on workforce, within twenty minutes you’re talking about child care,” Lawver said.
Medidas de inmigración preocupan a agricultores y trabajadores agrícolas de Washington
Las políticas y medidas de inmigración preocupan a los agricultores y trabajadores agrícolas de Washington.
Eastern Washington lakes open soon for trout fishing
Some lakes in Eastern Washington will be open for trout fishing on Saturday. (Credit: Bureau of Land Management) Listen (Runtime 0:41) Read The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced
Immigration enforcement concerns farmers and farmworkers in WA
Immigration policies and measures are causing concern among farmers and farmworkers in Washington.
Idaho man to represent US at Special Olympics competition in Italy
Jeff Greene stands in his backyard in Peck, Idaho, after demonstrating his 25-meter snowshoe race on Saturday. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:56) Read There’s a cloudy winter
Plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel at Wallula Gap get $1.5M boost
A mockup of SkyNRG’s plans for a sustainable aviation fuel facility at Wallula Gap Industrial Park. (Credit: SkyNRG) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read SkyNRG wants to produce sustainable aviation fuel, or
League of Women Voters urge Congress to restore stability, curb President Trump
The League of Women Voters is calling on Congress to take action against what it sees as President Trump’s overreach of power. In a letter signed by all 50 state chapters and the Washington, D.C. chapter, the organization urged lawmakers from both parties to use their authority as a check on the president and help restore stability to the country.
Blood banks are looking for donors
Vitalant in Lewiston, Idaho is one of several regional locations that collects blood donations. (Courtesy: Vitalant) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Blood banks in the Northwest reported a drop in blood
Many USDA researchers working in the Northwest are fired, worked on everything from hops to potatoes
Francisco Gonzalez, a Ph.D. researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture who was stationed at Washington State University’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, has been fired by
New film explores cattle mutilation mystery in Oregon
The film, “Not One Drop of Blood,” highlights the communities trying to solve the decades-long mystery of cattle mutilation. (Courtesy: Jackson Devereux and Lachlan Hinton) Listen (Runtime 6:00) Read Phineas
Finley residents hire attorneys to investigate cold storage warehouse fire
Fire crews spray water on rubble at the Lineage Logistics fire in Finley, Wash. The fire started on April 21. (Credit: Benton County Fire District #1) Listen (Runtime 1:06) Read
Community connection helps women heal from trauma, addiction in Eastern WA
NAOMI volunteers create community with women working to overcome trauma. (Credit: NAOMI) Read By Rose Owens, FāVS News About 95% of people struggling with addiction have experienced trauma, according to
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