Saturday Special: Federal cuts impacting WA farmers, a WA organizer speaks after being deported to Mexico, and Forks, Washington's booming "Twilight" economy 20 years later
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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom…
A federal program that supports local farms abruptly ended in March, leaving Washington farmers looking for solutions.
A Washington state farmworker and organizer talks about life in Mexico after being deported by ICE.
The town of Forks was once the self-proclaimed 'logging capital of the world,’ but that industry has waned… and now there’s a booming Twilight economy, 20 years after the first book’s release.
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