A bill repealing the crime of concealing birth and removing county coroners’ and medical examiners’ jurisdiction over remains from suspected abortions, premature births or stillbirths is heading to the Washington governor’s desk after passing the House this week.

It’s up to Washington Governor Bob Ferguson to decide whether the state will remove county coroners’ and medical examiners’ jurisdiction over remains from stillbirths, premature births and suspected abortions.

Summer is around the corner. August is peak harvest season for Northwest blueberries. But what do growers do when their blueberries need to move during that busy time across borders …. and tariffs may block the way? [Here’s Paul Sangha [SANG-guh], a Washington state grower in Whatcom County and berry distributor.]