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Pandemic could empty Washington food banks in two weeks
Government officials are worried about "trading one public health crisis for another," as food supplies quickly disappear due to high demand.
Emily McCarty
Emily McCarty is formerly a reporter for Crosscut, where she covered central Washington. Before Crosscut, she spent time in Canada covering Indigenous issues, disability, and gender. She has
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From WSU to Western, college town businesses are feeling the squeeze
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Yakima County farmworkers called ‘sacrificial lambs’ of pandemic
Latinx community leaders say the agriculture industry and state officials have left workers unsafe and forgotten.
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Washington's Latinx and Native voters are fighting for their votes to matter
Groups call upon the state's Voting Rights Act for better representation in Ferry and Yakima counties.