Supreme Court sides with Albertsons: Washington's Supreme Court declined to hear Attorney General Bob Ferguson's case to block a pending $4 billion payment to the grocery store's shareholders yesterday, reports KUOW. They allege they were subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse from both staff and other residents when they lived at the facility. The other bill, House Bill 1087 from Rep. Strom Peterson, would limit the amount of time people spend in the tortuous conditions we call solitary confinement. Every year on MLK Day, I write in the @SeattleMedium about how Dr. King’s vision applies right now, right here in the county named after him. Nobody should have that much influence.”Speaking of influence: The New York Times reports that the food "handling" course that millions of food service workers are required to take ends up subsidizing the restaurant industry's lobbying to keep their wages down.

Source: Washington Post January 18, 2023 16:31 UTC