HEAL Act, requiring environmental justice in state agencies, signed at Duwamish Longhouse On Monday May 17, across the road from the mouth of Seattle’s only river, the Duwamish, and at…
Friday, May 21
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…
Thursday, May 20
With police reforms signed into law, the focus shifts to enforcement in Washington Governor Jay Inslee made national headlines Tuesday when he signed sweeping police reforms into law. Among the…
Wednesday, May 19
Governor signs sweeping police-reform laws Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial…
Governor approves Johnson bill to require youth attorney access
OLYMPIA – A new law, sponsored by Rep. Jesse Johnson (D-Federal Way), to require that a youth be provided access to an attorney when they are arrested and read their…