Ashley Stewart

Ashley Stewart is a Seattle-based freelance journalist and student at the University of Washington. She covers state government for The Seattle Times as a legislative reporting intern and formerly worked as a reporter for The Herald in Everett. Find her on Twitter: @ashannstew.
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Sakuma Bros. Farms entrance. (Photo by Ashley Stewart)

Farm workers get a big payout, but state labor protections still failing

by Ashley Stewart
A local berry farm is paying out close to a million dollars to workers it abused last year. But is Washington's complaint-based system for regulating farm labor really helping?
Jun 25, 2014
Steve Sakuma, who handed over the reigns as CEO of Sakuma Brothers to Danny Weeden last year. (File photo by Ashley Stewart)

Sakuma speaks up: Farm labor pariah defends his family’s business

by Ashley Stewart
How an immigrant-owned family farm became a flashpoint for labor activism.
Feb 10, 2014

Immigrant farm workers at center of GMO food-labeling debate

by Ashley Stewart
Some of the people with the most at stake in the I-522 debate won’t be able to vote on it either way.
Nov 3, 2013