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Cyrus Habib appointed to Whip by Democrats

December 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Senator-elect Cyrus Habib was named to the key leadership position of Whip by his fellow Senate Democrats this December. The position, which is responsible for party discipline and strategy, is considered one of the top leadership positions in the Senate. Habib was recently elected to the State Senate to replace Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Cyrus Habib, Governing Magazine, Rising Stars, Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom, State Legislators, State Senate, Washington Post

Bangladesh trade privileges suspended over safety

July 6, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama announced June 27 the suspension of U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry’s worst accident earlier this year.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Aminul Islam, Bangladesh, European Union, Foreign Ministry, GSP, Joe Crowley, Obama, Robert Menendez, Senate Democrats, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, South Asian, Trade Representative Mike Froman, Vol 32 No 28 | July 6 - July 12, WASHINGTON, World Trade Organization

Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act

March 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama signed expanded protections for domestic violence victims into law Thursday, March 7, renewing a measure credited with curbing attacks against women a year and a half after it lapsed amid partisan bickering.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Attorney General Eric Holder, Darlene Superville, Diane Millich, House Speaker John Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Justice Department, Linda Fairstein, Native Americans, New York County, Obama, Senate Democrats, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, Violence Against Women Act, Vol 32 No 12 | March 16 - March 22, WASHINGTON, attention

Illegal immigration drops after decade of growth

December 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — New census data released Thursday, Dec. 6 affirms a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Brookings Institution, Census Bureau, Define American, Fewer Mexican, Foreign-born Asians, House Republicans, Jeffrey Passel, Latin Americans, Mark Mather, Mexico, National Asian American Survey, New York, Population Reference Bureau, President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, Senate Democrats, United States, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, WASHINGTON

English-only ad draws national debate to Alabama

May 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

An “English-only” ad by a candidate in the Alabama governor’s race has drawn the state into the national debate over immigration stoked by a tough new Arizona law and generated an Internet crowd for the political scion running in a crowded Republican field …

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, Bill Johnson, Census, Fob James Jr, Georgia, Germany, Isabel Rubio, MONTGOMERY, Senate Democrats, South Korea, Tim James, japan, language

Senators urge Census Bureau and Locke to hire unemployed

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Census Bureau responded that “in these difficult times, we’ve made it a priority to hire reliable people who need jobs.” It said the agency has worked with the Labor Department to recruit people looking for work and has partnered regionally and locally with one-stop employment centers. The bureau said it has also worked with state and local governments to ensure that temporary census workers not lose certain benefits.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Census, Census Bureau, Chuck Schumer, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Department, New Hampshire, Senate Democrats, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

APIC says state lawmakers need to reconsider devastating budget cuts

April 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Community leaders are more than a little concerned over Washington state’s economic crisis. The state’s projected deficit stands at $9.3 billion through mid-2011. This deficit is the difference between how much tax money (revenue) the state government anticipates collecting over the next two years, and the cost (expenditures) of […]

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Asian Pacific Islander, Basic Health Plan, Diane Narasaki, Frank Bacungan, Hyeok Kim, Inter Im Lua Pritchard, King County, Korean Women, Legacy House, Pacific Islanders, Pierce County, Senate Democrats, Snohomish County

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