AG Ferguson wants to require law enforcement statewide to report all uses of deadly force
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a report Tuesday to the state Legislature recommending policies that require law enforcement to report information about incidents involving deadly force. The report also recommends that the state create a centralized, publicly accessible website with information about these incidents. Continue reading at The Issaquah Reporter.
Court considers fate of $30 car tabs initiative
A ballot measure that reduced most vehicle taxes and fees should be thrown out as misleading because the $30 tabs it promotes won’t exist and it’s guilty of “logrolling” by including more than one topic, attorneys for local governments opposing the proposal told the state Supreme Court Tuesday. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Ted S. Warren)
King County cases among younger adults drives increase in COVID-19 numbers
Two weeks of sharp increases in COVID-19 cases in King County points to a concerning sign that the community is moving in the wrong direction to contain the virus, according to a post Tuesday by Public Health – Seattle & King County. The daily average number of cases has more than doubled in the past two weeks, from an average of 40 daily cases in mid-June to 87 daily cases the week of June 21. Continue reading at The Auburn Reporter. (Public Health Seattle & King County)
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