Biden: All adults will be eligible to be vaccinated on May 1
One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the possibility of beginning to “mark our independence from this virus” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help. Continue reading at Everett Herald. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul
The bills include measures limiting the use of tactics like neck restraints and creating an independent office to investigate police use of deadly force. Officers would be required to intervene if they see a colleague using excessive force and to exercise reasonable care in deciding to use force — a standard designed to require de-escalation tactics and to take into account whether someone is having a mental-health crisis. Continue reading at Bellingham Herald. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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WA state Supreme Court prohibits mandatory life without parole for young adults
The Washington State Supreme Court found mandatory sentences of life without parole unconstitutional for young adults and ordered two Pierce County men to be resentenced in a split ruling Thursday. Continue reading at Bellingham Herald. (GETTY IMAGES/CREATAS RF)
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