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Democrats in Washington state and Congress are urging Republicans to extend Biden-era health insurance subsidies, while warning of the consequences if those credits are

Congresswoman Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish, has called for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Alongside her colleagues in the Democratic Doctors Caucus, they wrote a letter for Kennedy’s resignation, citing repeated actions that have undermined evidence-based public health guidance and jeopardized the health and safety of the American people, according to a Sept. 4 Schrier press release. Schrier held a press conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the call for his resignation.

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier warned this week that health insurance costs will soar for countless Washington families. 

At a Tuesday news conference at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the Washington Democrat noted that many constituents are concerned about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s steep cuts to Medicaid, which provides health care coverage for low-income people.

I didn’t see a single piece of trash throughout my first mile and a half hiking in the Enchantments earlier this month.

Normally, that would be a welcome sight. But on this occasion, the cleanliness of our surroundings made my host and hiking companion, Mat Lyons, sweat bullets. 

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe celebrated a milestone in cultural preservation and community health with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Harvest Kitchen and Greenhouse Classroom on the Tribal Administration Campus.

COLCHUCK LAKE, Chelan County — Can a lone ranger patrol 900 miles of trails in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest by herself? In the federal wilderness of Washington’s Cascades, the answer this summer is a resounding no — but right now that’s the reality.