Washington Supreme Court says state employee birth dates are public record
Government transparency and labor legislation haven’t just been recent front-burner issues at the Legislature. They’ve often blown into pure political fire, as interest groups struggle to shift the scales of power. Read more in the Seattle Times
Dreading the coming gloom? Blame Congress for not making daylight saving time permanent
It’s already too late to fix the clock this year. Congress has failed to pass legislation to allow states to stay on permanent daylight saving time. On Nov. 3, we return to tiresome old Standard Time. Some people like that, but most don’t. Read more in the Seattle Times
State receives additional $2.5 million to help clear rape kit backlog
A new federal grant will fund work to end Washington’s rape kit backlog and support a new effort to add DNA profiles of thousands of offenders to a national database. Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office will receive $2.5 million in federal grants for the state’s sexual assault kit program. Of that, $1 million will fund the effort to add DNA profiles of thousands of convicted offenders — court-ordered DNA tests that still haven’t been collected — to the federal DNA evidence database known as CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System. Read more in the Yakima Herald-Republic
Associated Press
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Feds give millions to help Washington state address backlog of untested rape kits
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Olympian (subscription required)
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Feds give millions to help Washington state address backlog of untested rape kits
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Seattle Times (subscription required)
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Washington Supreme Court says state employee birth dates are public record (Stonier, Kuderer, Hunt)
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Op-Ed: Dreading the coming gloom? Blame Congress for not making daylight saving time permanent
Spokesman Review
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State receives additional $2.5 million to help clear rape kit backlog (Orwall)
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