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WA lawmakers want new police decertification law to apply to past misconduct
Legislators say they didn’t mean for past misconduct to be off-limits, but that’s how a state commission has interpreted the new law.
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New WA police accountability laws hardly affect sheriffs like Ed Troyer
A law making it easier to decertify problem officers won’t cause elected sheriffs to lose their jobs, as it would for other cops.
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Proposed WA redistricting maps may violate Voting Rights Act
None of the maps proposed by members of the state Redistricting Commission would create a Yakima Valley district where most eligible voters are Latino, a new analysis finds.
Opinion
The case for long-term protection of Washington forests
The state Legislature should secure our legacy and future by providing 20-year funding to restore forest health.
Opinion
When it comes to redistricting in WA, gridlock might be a good thing
Keeping the gerrymander at bay may mean passing the buck.