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Seattle’s controversial ‘poverty defense’ proposal stalls out
Progress on a new proposal that would expand legal defenses for poor and mentally ill defendants has waned in recent months.
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How $1 billion in pot taxes gets spent in Washington state
Money from legal cannabis sales amounts to about 2% of the state operating budget.
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Washington’s vaccine rollout slower for BIPOC communities
Although some progress has been made in the state’s vaccination efforts, critics say there are still plenty of kinks to be worked out.
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WA lawmakers look to fix climate while solving the housing crisis
Efforts to expand the state’s green building rules would, among other things, phase out gas heat and appliances in most homes and businesses.
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King County to reexamine decades-old bicyclist helmet law
The move by the King County Board of Health comes after a Crosscut report showing disproportionate enforcement toward homeless people.