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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.
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In WA, a ‘black box’ of practices hides civil forfeiture from oversight
The state ranks near worst in the nation for constraints on civil asset forfeiture.
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WA dairies must do more to clean up their act, judges rule
Environmentalists call the decision a ‘watershed moment,’ as concerns about groundwater pollution mount in Yakima Valley and Whatcom County.
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The strange, failed fight to rein in civil forfeiture in Washington
Washington police sell or use millions of dollars’ worth of seized property each year. Legislators haven’t managed to change the rules.
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WA civil forfeiture law turns minor drug offenses into major losses
Even as Washington winds down its drug war, police still seize homes and cash from low-level suspects.