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Spokane hands out $120K in police funding to nonprofit to ease immigrants’ fears

(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council awarded $120,000 Monday to a Latine nonprofit to address barriers and social gaps between the Spokane Police Department and immigrant communities. Mujeres in Action, which provides support services to Spanish-speaking domestic violence victims, will receive the $120,000. The 6-1 vote marks the second time in the past month that Spokane has pulled from SPD’s outreach budget for nonprofits focusing on immigrant needs, raising the total to $220,000.

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HUD launches investigation into race-based Washington housing program

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a fair-housing investigation into the Washington State Housing Finance Commission Tuesday over its race-based Covenant Homeownership Program, a letter first obtained by The Center Square shows.​ Craig Trainor, assistant secretary of HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, notified Steve Walker, executive director of the state Housing Finance Commission, on Tuesday, “pursuant to the Fair Housing Act.” Congress passed the law

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Many rate hikes in store for Seattle City Light customers

(The Center Square) – A $1.5 billion settlement with three native tribes allowing Seattle City Light to continue to use hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River to provide electricity for Seattle customers could be costly to ratepayers. Planned rate hikes disclosed in the agreement between the tribes and the city of Seattle owned utility were calculated at 0.5% per year from 2027 to 2032. But in an interview, Chris Townsend, director of natural resources and

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WATCH: Puyallup HS takes down controversial anti-Trump art project

(The Center Square) – The Puyallup School District says a controversial student art project that depicted President Donald Trump as a pig, a KKK member and a clown with references to assassination, has been taken down from the classroom of an art teacher at Puyallup High School. Undivided Podcaster Brandi Kruse received a photo of the art project from another student, who agreed to share the image with The Center Square. The Puyallup School District

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