Category Archives: In the News

14 Apr
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The Olympian: WA Senate honors missing & murdered Indigenous women: ‘No more stolen sisters’

The Washington state Senate adopted a resolution Monday honoring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Senate Resolution 8648 states that Indigenous women and girls in Washington and nationwide face disproportionate rates of violence, disappearance and homicide. Washington ranks ...

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31 Mar
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Tri-City Herald: March 31 was Transgender Day of Visibility: About the history and celebration in WA state

Each year, March 31 is marked as International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day to recognize and celebrate transgender and nonbinary people. The Human Resource Campaign (HRC) estimates there are more than 2 million transgender people in just the ...

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27 Feb
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Seattle Times: WA bill would help coroners, correctional officers get PTSD coverage

After fatal car crashes, fires or other emergencies, coroners and medical examiners are among the first to respond. But unlike police, firefighters and other first responders, they’re limited in the types of workers’ compensation claims they can file when their ...

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26 Feb
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Seattle Times: New plans would provide lawyers for UW mental health patients

A University of Washington behavioral health facility temporarily stopped admitting new patients in November — just six months after it opened. The $244 million hospital, known as UW Medicine’s Center for Behavioral Health and Learning, includes beds meant for up to 75 ...

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10 Feb
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Washington State Standard: Funding for crime victim services in Washington is running short

With dwindling federal funds and a looming state budget shortfall, Washington lawmakers are trying to figure out how to keep paying for services for crime victims. Funding for the Victims of Crime Act State Plan is projected to be cut ...

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27 Jan
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KING5: Bars, nightclubs would need drug testing strips under bill proposed by Kirkland teens

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Establishments that hold liquor licenses would be required to have drug testing devices available for customers under a proposal initiated by teenage girls. Sixteen students from Lake Washington High School’s AP government class attended a Senate committee hearing ...

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22 Jan
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Seattle Times: Abortion rights rally urges WA lawmakers to push back on Trump agenda

OLYMPIA — “Who’s glad they live in Washington state?” The question, asked by physician Kjersten Gmeiner, was answered with cheers and applause from a multigenerational crowd of reproductive health care advocates. Standing below a crowd of 50 people on the ...

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22 Jan
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Seattle Times: New UW behavioral health hospital limits admissions amid defense dispute

In May, the University of Washington opened a highly anticipated $244 million behavioral health hospital, aimed largely at providing long-term care to patients involuntarily committed for mental health needs. Months later, two-thirds of the beds meant for those patients sit empty. ...

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15 Jan
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KOMO News: New legislation would require bars, nightclubs to offer date rape drug test kits

OLYMPIA, Wash. — New legislation in Olympia centers around date rape and drink spiking. Washington Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) is sponsoring a bill requiring bars, nightclubs and other businesses that sell alcohol to provide date rape drug testing kits and to ...

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09 Jan
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Washington State Standard: Ferguson presses for $100M police hiring plan

One of Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson’s signature campaign promises was a $100 million proposal to help local police departments recruit officers. On Thursday, the incoming governor threw his support behind a bill to accomplish exactly that. Senate Bill 5060, sponsored by Sen. Jeff ...

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