Washington State Enacts Police Reform a Year After George Floyd’s Death
Washington became the latest state to enact sweeping police reforms in response to the police killing of George Floyd with the adoption this week of 12 new laws that ban chokeholds, require officers to announce their presence before raiding a home and call for the use of exhaustive de-escalation techniques before resorting to force. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Tony Overman/ AP)
Washington state bans polystyrene foam, clamps down on other plastics
The new law, signed Monday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, restricts restaurants’ use of disposable plastic items, requires recycled content in some plastic bottles and bags, and bans most uses of polystyrene foam, including cups, clamshell containers, packing peanuts, and coolers. Supporters call it the nation’s toughest law on plastics. Washington is the sixth state to ban polystyrene foam items and the first to ban the foam coolers. Continue reading at KUOW. (Jacques Nyemb via Flickr)
More than 43,000 Washington kids 12-15 have had COVID vaccine shot
Since becoming eligible last week, more than 43,000 Washington kids between the ages of 12 and 15 have had at least one COVID-19 shot. That represents 11.5 percent of that age group, according to the Washington Department of Health. The Pfizer vaccine is the only COVID-19 vaccine authorized for that age group right now. Continue reading at KXLY.
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