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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

Downsizing At Twitter After Musk Takeover, Big Pharma Chains To Pay $14B In Opioid Claims, Tesla Shutters 1st Showroom In China: Top Stories Wednesday, Nov. 02

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Benzinga · Nov 2, 2022

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Judge orders Meta to pay $10.5M in legal fees to Washington

Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state, atop a nearly $25 million fine for repeated and intentional violations of campaign finance disclosure laws

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022

Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law

The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.

WEKU · Oct 27, 2022

Facebook parent company fined $25 million for Washington state campaign finance violations

SEATTLE — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, was fined nearly $25 million Wednesday for intentionally and repeatedly violating Washington’s campaign finance laws.

Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 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

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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

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Washington ban on sale, manufacture of large-capacity gun magazines

SEATTLE — A lawsuit backed by a California-based pro-gun group seeks to prevent Washington's impending ban on the sale and manufacture of large-capacity firearm magazines from taking effect this summer.

Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022

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Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

Clashing abortion laws in northwest US show chaos of post-Roe care

The stark divides and murky legalities of how U.S. states handle abortion rights may be most intense at the northwest corner of the country.

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Washington reaches $518M settlement with opioid distributors

Months into a complex trial over their role in flooding Washington with highly addictive painkillers, the nation’s three largest opioid distributors have agreed to pay the state $518 million

Reason · Apr 21, 2022

Congress Won't Legalize Pot Anytime Soon, but It Could Protect Marijuana Businesses by Passing Banking Reform

Chuck Schumer seems less interested in achieving cannabis reform than in making political hay from his inevitable failure.

Salon · Apr 15, 2022

When mice vape, flavor matters

Curiously, different JUUL flavors seemed to have different (negative) effects on mice in a novel e-cigarette study

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Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2022

Fine with fines? Amazon isn't making enough changes to protect warehouse workers, Washington state says

Amazon and Washington's workplace safety watchdog are trapped in a cycle.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

Washington has joined nine other states, including California and New Jersey, that restrict firearm magazine capacity size

Zenger · Mar 17, 2022

Seattle Company In Hot Water For Promoting ‘Snake Oil’ Stem Cell Treatments For COVID

US Stemology and its owner sued for allegedly promising such procedures can cure serious ailments, including the coronavirus.

Ballotpedia · Mar 8, 2022

Disclosure Digest: Washington AG announces settlement in campaign finance case

Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2022

Phone was manually set to delete former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's texts, forensic analysis indicates

SEATTLE — Former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s text messages from one of the most tumultuous periods in city history vanished because a phone setting likely was manually changed to delete texts automatically, and ex-Police Chief Carmen Best deleted her texts, a long-overdue forensic analysis has found.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2022

COVID testing company faked test results, lied to patients, WA AG lawsuit says

An Illinois-based coronavirus testing company with at least 13 sites in Washington, faked or delayed test results (or provided none at all), lied to patients and failed to properly store test samples, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022

'Sold by Amazon' program shut down after WA attorney general's antitrust investigation

Amazon is shutting down its "Sold by Amazon" program after an investigation from Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson found it was anticompetitive and violated antitrust laws.

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