Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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Young Invincibles? More Like, Still Unable To Afford Health Insurance
When you think of young invincibles, as the government calls those who haven’t signed up for health insurance, you may think of the dude recklessly...
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Effort To Label GMO Foods Failing In Washington State
Washington state likely won’t be labeling its food containing GMO products, after all. With most of the votes counted on Tuesday night, 55 percent said...
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Oops. Washington Health Exchange Miscalculates Subsidies For Thousands
Washingtonians who have signed up for health plans through the health exchange and qualified for tax credits may have received wrong information.
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Push For GMO Labeling Gains National Momentum
If voters here approve Initiative 522, a measure to require producers to label foods made with genetically modified ingredients, Washington will join two
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Report: GMO Foods Don't Appear Harmful But Need Monitoring
With a vote on whether Washington should require labeling of genetically modified foods fast approaching, Washington lawmakers turned to the Washington
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Early Numbers For Wash. Health Exchange Look Strong
Washington states health exchange is one week old. To date, more than 9,400 people have enrolled for health coverage. More than half of them will be newly
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King County Reaches Out To Uninsured
Traffic to the Washington Health Exchange website has been busy since it launched last week. Although there have been fewer technical problems, the system
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Washington Health Exchange's Early Enrollees
Washingtons health exchange got off to a bumpy start on its first day yesterday. The website was temporarily shut down all morning. People who tried to
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Washington Health Exchange Ready For Business
Tuesday marks a big milestone for the Affordable Care Act; its the day a major centerpiece of the law comes to life. Washington, along with 15 other
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Businesses Adjust To Seattle's Paid Sick Leave Law
Last September, Seattle began requiring employers with five or more employees to provide paid sick leave. The requirement was controversial. Some