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Spokane backs plan to offer defendants services in place of jail time
The 'supported release' pilot program would provide nonviolent defendants housing assistance, addiction treatment or mental health counseling while awaiting trial.
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Wilson Criscione, born and raised in Spokane, writes for InvestigateWest.
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Sending disabled students out of state gains WA lawmakers’ attention
Sen. Manka Dhingra has called for a joint session to address the practice, which splits up families and costs taxpayers millions.
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Washington is shipping more disabled students out of state
Disability advocates accuse state lawmakers of shortchanging special education, splitting up families and costing taxpayers millions.
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Firing of Spokane public health official boils over into high-level fight
The dismissal led to a blistering ‘personal’ email from a top state official, who then herself was fired from her Health Department post.