A New Advocacy Group is Pushing for a High-Speed Rail Line Linking Portland to Vancouver, Seattle and Spokane

The new advocacy group launched today to push for the creation of a high-speed railway connecting Vancouver, Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Spokane.

Washington Attorney General Sues Over Immigrants Paid $1 a Day at Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the suit Wednesday morning.

ACLU Threatens Lawsuit over ICE Detainee Conditions in Oregon Jail

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon sent a letter on September 12 to administrators of the Norther Oregon Regional Correction Facility in the Dalles, Ore. demanding more humane conditions for both immigration detainees and inmates. If conditions are not overhauled or detainees are not removed from NORCOR custody, the ACLU threatens to file a lawsuit.

"Where is Daddy?" A Four-Year-Old American Citizen Has His Family Torn Apart by Immigration Law

Murmurs: ICE Inmates Refuse Meals in Tacoma

In other news: Multnomah County sends campaign-finance measure to the courts.

Road Trip: Seattle and Tacoma

If you’re looking for the state’s top experiences, check out these four shops this summer.

McMenamins Chosen to Take Over Tacoma City Hall

Add one more to our list of suggested slogans for the city of Tacoma: “Tacoma: Our City Hall is a brewpub!” Or, if you prefer, you can change the slogan of our biggest local brewpub chain: “McMenamins: We’re even in Tacoma now!” The Tacoma city council just anointed the Portland McBrothers as the preferred new … Continue reading McMenamins Chosen to Take Over Tacoma City Hall

32 Possible New Slogans for Tacoma

We decided to help Tacoma out by writing out all the possible slogans we could think of to advertise the charms of Tacoma.