New laws aim to prevent youth opioid overdoses in Washington
New laws in Washington aim to combat rising fentanyl overdoses in Washington state, especially among young people. Public health officials say increased presence of the synthetic opioid fentanyl is driving a spike in overdose deaths across age groups. Measures that Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law this week will increase public education about fentanyl and other opioids and require more schools to stock overdose-reversal medications such as naloxone. Continue reading at Axios. (Maura Losch)
Following new state law, Vancouver will create rules to allow duplexes, fourplexes in any neighborhood
The city of Vancouver is moving toward implementing state-required rules that would permit duplexes, fourplexes and even some sixplexes in any neighborhood, even those zoned for single-family residences. House Bill 1110, which passed the state Legislature in 2023, aims to boost the state’s housing supply. The law doesn’t ban the construction of new single-family homes but overrides zoning laws that have kept areas exclusively for single-family homes. Continue reading at The Columbian. (Amanda Cowan)
‘Overturning historical trauma.’ Tulalip Tribes celebrates new laws supporting Native education in Washington schools
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law 21 bills surrounding tribal resources and acknowledgements at the Tulalip Resort Casino on Tuesday, including two related to Native American education programs in K-12 schools. HB 1879 renames the state’s Since Time Immemorial curriculum on Native American history, culture, and government in honor of late Democratic state lawmaker and Tulalip Tribes member John McCoy (luliaš). McCoy sponsored a bill establishing the original curriculum, which was adopted in 2015 — a decade after McCoy first proposed legislation for the program. Continue reading at KUOW. (LSS)
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