Liz Jones
Editor
About
Liz Jones is an editor for daily news, features and special projects. She started at KUOW in 2005 and worked primarily as a reporter until 2018. Her coverage largely focused on immigration and underrepresented communities.
Her work has also been heard on national shows including NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, PRI's The World, Latino USA, Snap Judgment, The Takeaway and BBC News Service.
She is a NW native who's also lived in Spain, Peru, NYC and Ritzville, WA.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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King County Pioneers New Practice For Refugee Mental Health
On a recent afternoon, about a dozen Somali women talk in spurts as they weave 4-inch metal needles through a basket. It doesn't look like therapy, but...
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Protestors Try To Block Deportations From Northwest Detention Center
Milton Cornejo locked arms with about a dozen demonstrators Monday morning to block access to the federal Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. They...
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Washington Snowpack Building Toward Normal
On a clear day in Seattle, Nick Bond can size up the mountain snowpack on his bike ride to work at the University of Washington. However, in his role as...
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North Korea Calls Off Envoy For Kenneth Bae
The Seattle-area family of Kenneth Bae, an American man held in North Korea, said their hopes fell again this week. For the second time, North Korea...
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Seattle Police Reforms Shift To Officer Training
Seattle’s ongoing effort to reform the police department seems to be shifting to a new phase, from policy to implementation. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray...
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Washington Ranks Sixth For New Foreign And Out-Of-State Residents
Roll out the welcome wagon: New census figures show Washington state continues to rank as a top destination for people who move from across the country...
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Why Immigrant Deportations Dropped 30 Percent In Northwest
Deportations of unauthorized immigrants in Washington and Oregon dropped 32 percent from 2012 to 2013, according to data from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Yet, people on both sides of the immigration debate find the numbers troubling.
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Washington Wants More Disabled Drivers To Pay For Parking
A state work group is arguing that more people with disabilities should feed the parking meter. Currently, anyone with a disabilities placard can park for free.
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Airport Workers To Port: 'It's Like Living Paycheck To Paycheck'
Port of Seattle Commissioners said Tuesday they will consider higher wages for some airport workers, despite last week's court ruling that the Port is exempt from a new ordinance in SeaTac. That law would require a $15 hourly minimum wage for airport-related workers.
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Happily Ever After: Couple Reflects On Life After DOMA
Otts Bolisay, who had spent more than half his life in the US on various immigration visas, was approaching the end of the line.