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Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 10 March 2024

Washington state's legislative session is ending with bipartisan support to address the opioid crisis and ban the police practice of hog-tying, but fell short in getting some of the most progressive bills across the finish line. Over 300 bills are heading to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee's desk.most with bipartisan support. At the samr time some initiatives would overturn Democrats’ biggest recent wins, including the year-old Climate Commitment Act, which works to cap and reduce pollution

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 06 March 2024

Katrina Holland of the Urban League of Portland

More than $350 million will be dedicated to new housing, interest-free loans to cities, eviction prevention and stable housing programs.

Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 05 March 2024

Legislative Building at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

These initiatives approved Monday are just three of six certified after the group Let’s Go Washington, which is primarily bankrolled by hedge fund executive Brian Heywood, submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures in support of them. Initiatives to overturn the state’s landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds as well as one that could threaten a long-term care insurance program will likely head straight to voters.

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press; Published: 05 March 2024

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Kotek's office says the bill has yet to reach her desk. Once it does, state law says she will have 30 days to issue a veto, as the Legislature is set to adjourn Sunday. If she signs the bill — or does nothing — it will take effect.

Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 02 March 2024

With Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Washington dying of opioid overdoses at five times the state average Washington lawmakers have agreed to allocate $8 milliona year to 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington from a half-billion-dollar settlement between the state and major opioid distributors. The funds will help tribes address the opioid crisis

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 29 February 2024

(Photo by Paloma Ayala)

Crump has represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Henrietta Lacks.

Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 29 February 2024

The vote on Wednesday came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in Tacoma, Washington, facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 22 February 2024

Regi Taylor

Black Historian details MLK assassination

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press; Published: 22 February 2024

Packets of buprenorphine, a drug used to control heroin and opioid cravings (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Democrats are looking to counterbalance restoring criminal penalties for possession with expanding access to treatment for a potentially growing number of people in the criminal justice system. The proposal would create a $10 million grant fund for jails looking to provide opioid addiction medication. Federal data shows only 24% of jails provide such medication to people with prior prescriptions.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 February 2024

Television station KGW says it deeply regrets inadvertently showing a racist image during a segment called “The Good Stuff,” which invited viewers to share “cheesy, silly, or memorable” photos from the past. The 1950s image showed children throwing balls towards a sign prominently displaying a racial slur. KGW apologised for “the profound hurt this image inflicted upon our viewers and staff, particularly members of our Black community.” Leaders of the Portland NAACP chapter said they were appalled