Washington lawmakers in final negotiations over budget, domestic violence funding Organizations that provide services to crime victims are facing a 30% cut in federal funding. Those funds came from penalties…
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Thursday, April 13
WA Legislature backs compromise bill on police pursuits The state Legislature is moving to ease restrictions on when police can engage in car chases to nab fleeing criminal suspects. A…
Senate Passes Bill to Ensure Continuity of Developmental Disability Services for Children
OLYMPIA — If a child is diagnosed with a developmental disability at a young age, the diagnosis is usually indefinite and lifelong, yet we continue to put up barriers to…
Wednesday, April 12
WA House votes to keep drug possession a misdemeanor The Washington House passed legislation early Wednesday that if passed into law would keep drug possession as a misdemeanor in the…
House Passes Bill to Protect Endangered Orcas
OLYMPIA—The House of Representatives passed legislation on April 11, 2023, to safeguard the endangered orcas in the Salish Sea. Senate Bill 5371, sponsored by Senator Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) and supported…