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State legislators representing the 40th and 42nd legislative districts released a letter today<\/a> to the Whatcom County Executive and Council with information on available state resources to support the county\u2019s Justice Implementation Plan. The legislators thanked the county for its work on the draft plan and expressed a commitment to partnership with the county from the state level.<\/p>\n

The policies and budgets passed in the 2023 legislative session align with many of the projects outlined in the county\u2019s draft justice plan, and funding is available from the state to support many of the county\u2019s priorities, as described in the letter. Specific items in the county\u2019s plan that were addressed by the state Legislature this year include addressing workforce shortages for behavioral health care, providing $9 million in state money for the Whatcom Crisis Relief Center, funding record-setting levels of investment in building supportive and affordable housing, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Whatcom County takes on the hard work of developing their Justice Implementation Plan, your state legislators stand committed to help,\u201d said Rep. Alex Ramel (D-Bellingham) of the 40th legislative district. \u201cThe bills and budgets we passed this year can really support and intersect with the work that the county is doing, and we\u2019ll work together to make sure we\u2019re getting every dollar of state support we possibly can for important programs in behavioral health, reentry services, stable and supportive housing for folks in need, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all want safer communities, where people in crisis or struggling with drugs or behavioral health issues can get the help they need and get better,\u201d said Sen. Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) of the 42nd legislative district. \u201cEveryone deserves to feel safe in their community and it’s going to take state, federal and local government coming together with our partners in public health and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State legislators representing the 40th and 42nd legislative districts released a letter today to the Whatcom County Executive and Council with information on available state resources to support the county\u2019s Justice Implementation Plan. The legislators thanked the county for its work on the draft plan and expressed a commitment to partnership with the county from the state level. The policies and budgets passed in the 2023 legislative session align with many of the projects outlined in the county\u2019s draft justice plan, and funding is available from the state to support many of the county\u2019s priorities, as described in the letter….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":2557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"\nWhatcom legislators release letter on county\u2019s Justice Implementation Plan - Sen. 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