The day after the Justice Department arrested nine peaceful protesters in Spokane on felony charges, it's now clear that the authoritarian Trump administration is determined to use the institutions of power to crush dissent and silence its opponents. That the movement for Cascadia independence would be sparked in
Nine arrested in Spokane for June protests against ICE In a disturbing escalation of a politicized US Justice Department, federal agents yesterday arrested nine leaders of protests against immigration crackdowns in Spokane, including queer organizer Justice Forral, Jac Archer, co-director of Spokane Community Against Racism and former city council president
The cruelty of mass deportations Washington State Standard (which by the way, is part of the amazing States Newsroom nonprofit news network covering state-level politics across the US) has a well-written and heartbreaking story of real lives turned upside down by the ICE crackdown in Cascadia. Orozco Forero is a
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In the frenzy to pass a federal budget that slashes funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and education, Senator Mike Lee, chair of the committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced a plan that would have forced the sale of between 2 and 3 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau
First hybrid electric ferry enters service With governor Bob Ferguson and former governor Jay Inslee on board, the Washington state ferry system debuted its first conversion of a ferry to hybrid electric power, Washington State Standard reports. Earlier this month, Ferguson announced it would contract with a Florida company to
WA governor will cover lost Planned Parenthood funding According to the Washington State Standard, Washington governor Bob Ferguson pledged to backfill $11 million in Medicaid funding cuts approved recently by Congress to health services provided by Planned Parentood in the state. The state is suing to recover the funds – none
Good morning, Cascadia! If you appreciate Cascadia Journal, please take a moment to support my work with a paid subscription – it's just $5 a month and every little bit help, thanks! Support Cascadia Journal Cascadia braces for federal cuts Oregon and Washington are just starting to understand the
Farm workers not showing up for harvest As the Trump administration doubles down in its efforts at mass deportations of undocumented workers (US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently implied undocumented workers will quickly be replaced with Medicaid recipients and robots) OPB reports that Oregon cherry farmers are in crisis as
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Today, Sen. Lisa Murkowski did a cowardly thing. Murkowski, a centrist who has flirted with the idea of leaving the Republican party and joining the Democrats, represents a portion of Cascadia in the US Senate (areas of southeast Alaska, including Juneau, are part of the bioregion). Murkowski was apparently very
