How Native WA communities are fighting the fentanyl crisis
Statewide, American Indian and Alaska Native residents have the highest rate of death from synthetic opioid overdoses, with at least 203 killed between 2018 and 2022, according to state Department of Health data. As the spiraling fentanyl crisis inflicts a disproportionate toll on Indigenous residents, tribal leaders and health providers are calling on state and federal leaders to invest millions to save their families and communities. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Daniel Kim)
Why are gas prices rising at stations unaffected by cap-and-trade?
Gov. Jay Inslee and Democratic leaders believe oil companies are not playing fair and may be increasing costs at the pump even if they don’t refine oil in Washington or participate in the state’s new carbon pricing system. These political leaders have recently announced plans to pursue legislation next year to require oil companies to open their finances to state scrutiny. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Genna Martin)
Black officers say racism was rampant at UW Police. Trial starts Monday in Seattle
A jury trial is scheduled to begin Monday in a case involving dozens of claims of racial discrimination at the University of Washington Police Department. Attorney Toby Marshall, who represents the plaintiffs, said the evidence in the case would show that the incidents of racism in the UW Police Department started to ramp up around the time of George Floyd’s murder and the nationwide protests that followed. Continue reading at KUOW. (Kris Leisten)
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