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Without affirmative action, colleges face a tough path to diversity
UW has been outlawed from using race as a factor in hiring or admissions since 1998. Soon, a SCOTUS decision could ban the practice nationwide.
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Washington lawmakers loosen restrictions on police chases
The House and Senate agreed that pursuit is allowable when there's reasonable suspicion a violent offense has occurred, or could.
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New law prepares Washington for interstate cannabis sales
The Legislature approved SB 5069 to allow state companies to enter import/export compacts with other states once weed is legalized nationwide.
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To protect orcas, boats in Puget Sound must stay 1,000 yards away
SB 5371 expands the buffer zone for endangered southern resident killer whales, who depend on sonar to hunt and communicate in the Salish Sea.
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WA may end mandatory sentencing points based on juvenile convictions
HB 1324 hopes to remedy the harm of the racist 'superpredator' myth, which has lengthened the sentences for mostly Indigenous and Black youth.