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A federal judge on Friday blocked the University of Washington from charging a college Republican group $17,000 in security fees for hosting a controversial speaker on campus. The student group invited Joey Gibson, head of Patriot Prayer, a conservative group known for rallies in support of President Donald Trump in liberal enclaves, to speak at a campus rally on Saturday.
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee and Oregon state Gov. Kate Brown at Crosscut Festival 2018 in Seattle. Credit: David Ryder for Crosscut Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown pulled no punches Friday night in how much disgust they feel about the Trump Administration's desire to allow off-shore oil drilling along the U.S. coastline - that is, to allow it everywhere except Florida .
I didn't plan to meet Jessica Esparza every two years, but interesting changes kept happening in her life. Jessica is an undocumented immigrant, brought to the U.S. by her parents as a child.
Survivors coped with problems for years after Hurricane Katrina decimated coastal Mississippi and Louisiana and flooded New Orleans. Now they have hard memories and hopeful experiences to share as southeast Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico begin to recover from this year's hurricanes.
That U.S. healthcare is bad for your health is something that is well-documented yet not widely known. Last year, researchers from Johns Hopkins University published the British Medical Journal article " Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the US."
Seattle's decision to hike its minimum wage up to $13 an hour-on its way to $15-ended up costing its low-wage workers time on the job, hundreds of dollars of annual income, and a shot at a better livelihood. That is a reasonable conclusion one could draw from a blockbuster, if not yet peer-reviewed, new study on the city's famed minimum-wage increases.
Hundreds of thousands of women rally against Trump across the globe as Hillary's celebrity pals arrive in DC to lead protests there He did it his way: President Trump is joined on stage by Melania and the new First Family as they sing and dance to 'My Way' at the inaugural balls Trump gets to work: Donald enters the Oval Office for the first time as President and immediately signs executive order marking the beginning of the end of Obamacare Trump singer missing his cue, leather-clad Irish dancers and the Piano Guys trolling Hillary Clinton by playing her campaign song: The awkward moments that filled the inaugural balls 'Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter': Calls for SNL writer to be fired over 'tasteless' tweet targeting Trump's youngest son Melania, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump all dazzle in their inaugural ball gowns - as it's revealed the First Lady helped design her ... (more)
Hundreds of thousands of women rally against Trump across the globe as Hillary's celebrity pals arrive in DC to lead protests there He did it his way: President Trump is joined on stage by Melania and the new First Family as they sing and dance to 'My Way' at the inaugural balls Trump gets to work: Donald enters the Oval Office for the first time as President and immediately signs executive order marking the beginning of the end of Obamacare Trump singer missing his cue, leather-clad Irish dancers and the Piano Guys trolling Hillary Clinton by playing her campaign song: The awkward moments that filled the inaugural balls 'Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter': Calls for SNL writer to be fired over 'tasteless' tweet targeting Trump's youngest son Melania, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump all dazzle in their inaugural ball gowns - as it's revealed the First Lady helped design her ... (more)
What will the ramifications of a Donald Trump presidency be on United States foreign policy and its place in the world? Several faculty members in the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies reviewed their areas of expertise - China, Russia, Europe, the Middle East and immigration - in light of this new geopolitical reality. Their comments are below.
While all eyes are on the Election Day matchup between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, small business owners across the country look on at various Election Day ballot initiatives that threaten their companies, employees, and communities. In four states - Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Washington - voters face ballot initiatives asking whether they want to dramatically raise their states' minimum wage to $12 in the former three and $13.50 in the latter.
When DeMont collapsed at a bus stop in front of the UW Medical Cent... . Madeline Dahl, left, looks on as Zach Forcade, right, pulls out his cell phone while Stephen DeMont sits with them while being interviewed at the University of Washington Medical Center Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Seattle.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Inslee announced an executive order to fight the rising abuse of opioids in Washington state.
Crews continued to battle a massive wildfire near California's Big Sur that is threatening thousands of homes as another one broke out in Fresno County and quickly spread, prompting the evacuation of 300 homes... Crews battled a massive wildfire near California's Big Sur that is threatening thousands of homes as it burns for the tenth day, while a much newer fire in Fresno County quickly spread, damaging homes as it grew to... The new Miss Teen USA will get to keep her crown despite an outcry over tweets she once wrote using racist language. The new Miss Teen USA will get to keep her crown despite an outcry over tweets she once wrote using racist language.
The national lab will focus on some of the most energy intensive industries in the region - food processing, advanced materials and forest products. Advances in smart sensors, digital process controls and information technology could radically reduce energy use in manufacturing and improve productivity.