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WA Supreme Court clears way for Albertsons' $4 billion dividend

The Washington state Supreme Court has swept aside the last legal obstacle to a $4 billion dividend by Albertson to its shareholders ahead of a controversial proposed merger with rival Kroger.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Pierce County, Wash. Sheriff Ed Troyer found not guilty of false reporting

SEATTLE — A jury on Wednesday acquitted Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on misdemeanor false-reporting charges related to his confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

WA sues to block $4 billion Albertsons dividend ahead of Kroger merger

Washington's top lawyer has asked a court to stop Albertsons from paying investors a $4 billion dividend set to be paid out ahead of the grocery retailer's proposed merger with rival Kroger.

Tribune News Service · Nov 2, 2022

Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations

A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

WA reaches $10M settlement with Tyson Foods in chicken price fixing

Tyson Foods, the nation's largest chicken producer, will pay Washington $10.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused it of a long-running scheme to fix prices and rig contracts in coordination with its major competitors.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

WA's stolen unemployment money trickling in 3 years later

Nearly three years after thieves stole $645 million in pandemic unemployment benefits from Washington state, investigators are still clawing back funds frozen in fraudsters' bank accounts.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Seattle Pacific University leaders are sued for anti-LGBTQ hiring practices

The lawsuit says the university discriminates against potential faculty members by prohibiting individuals in same-sex relationships from being hired.

WEKU · Sep 13, 2022

Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban

Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

Democratic governors are 'last line of defense' for abortion

Democratic leaders in states from California to North Carolina are pledging to protect reproductive rights and to help women who travel to seek abortions after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Could Idaho accuse a Washington abortion clinic of murder?

SEATTLE — A woman from Idaho, where abortion has become illegal, travels to Washington to end her pregnancy. A prosecutor in the woman's home state declares an Idaho citizen has been killed — and tries to prosecute the woman or the abortion provider for murder.

Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022