Mass evacuations as WA governor declares flood emergency As Washington governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency and activated the National Guard to assist as widespread floods hammered western Washington, a mass evacuation order is in effect in the Skagit River floodplain, which is expected to impact about 75,000
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Support Cascadia Journal WA bill would ban police face coverings Two Washington state legislators will introduce a bill next year to ban face coverings by police Washington State Standard reports – in legislation similar to one passed in California earlier this year meant to limit federal immigration officers using masks to
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If you've been reading this newsletter for a while you know I'm more than a little outspoken about the need to consider autonomy or outright independence for Oregon and Washington as the US continues to descend into an authoritarian – and yes, let's keep saying