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Chief Best’s departure shines light on generous police pensions
What will Best do now? “I’m just going to take some time for myself,” she said. “I think I’ve earned it.” With an estimated pension of $134,000, she can afford it.
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Amid rise in gun sales and violence, Loren Culp fans the flames
A would-be governor who refuses to enforce voter-approved gun safety measures — and compares himself to Rosa Parks for it — is unfit to lead.
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Pandemic pushes WA foster care group homes into lose-lose dilemmas
With one group home losing a state contract after turning away infected youth, operators at other homes fear state retaliation.
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4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis
Many young people are being shuttled between hotels and emergency housing.
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Finally, a foster-care fix - but who will pay?
Lawmakers in Olympia are weighing bills to consolidate early learning, child welfare and juvenile justice programs under a new Department of Children, Youth and Families.