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. Last year 18 officers left the local department and 1 officer so far this year.

the bill also would "apply retroactively and provide for the vacation of previous convictions for aggravated first-degree murder

Washington, the "Evergreen State" made some milestones for the 2021 legislative session, which began this week. For example, six (6) African American women were elected to serve in the Washington state 2021 legislative session, our highest number yet...

SEATTLE (AP) — A King County Councilmember has pulled legislation that would have put a sales-tax measure for the arts on the August ballot. King County Executive Dow Constantine last month proposed a 0.1 percent bump in the sales tax to raise $469 million over seven years for arts and science programs...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state lawmakers are considering legislation to help the tiny home market. The Olympian reports that Rep. Brian Blake, an Aberdeen Democrat, has sponsored a bill that lets cities and counties reduce room-size requirements so tiny house builders can create smaller homes without violating building codes...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee and state lawmakers are pushing to pass legislation that would force people to store their guns safely and which they say would fix a loophole in the current law, which makes it easier to get an assault weapon than a handgun...

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The daughters of two late celebrities are pushing separate legislation in Washington state seeking easier ways for family and friends to visit ailing elders in honor of their fathers' end-of-life struggles. Their stories are similar: Kerri Kasem and Catherine Falk were blocked from visiting Casey Kasem and Peter Falk, who had serious illnesses, due to personal disagreements

OLYMPIA (AP) — A new poll says legislation that would raise Washington's smoking age to 21 has more support than keeping the legal age to buy tobacco at 18. A survey by independent pollster Stuart Elway released at a news conference Wednesday finds 65 percent of voters back raising the smoking age to 21, while 35 percent oppose a potential raise...

  4th District Representative Doc Hastings was a guest on Thursday's Mike Bastinelli Show on Newstalk KIT, and among other topics, Mike asked the congressman his opinion on recent developments in Iran. Listen to that conversation here:

Skyrocketing tuition increases at state colleges and universities are making it difficult for students and their parents to afford higher education. One state lawmaker has a bill that would give students more participation in finding efficiencies that could affect the cost of tuition...