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Ferguson wants to cut WA agency spending by 6%. Here’s what that looks like
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash government spending by 6%. He calculates this will save roughly $1.8 billion in ...
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Washington lawmakers wrestle with juvenile correctional facility crisis
(The Center Square) – Washington lawmakers are exploring a variety of ... to be housed within facilities run by the state ...
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Protesting the state’s proposed new prison facility
State officials are looking to build a new facility but some believe prison’s are not the answer. Protesters pleading with the Department of Corrections to not build a new women’s prison.
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Washington lawmakers confront juvenile detention overcrowding crisis
Overcrowding at Washington’s biggest juvenile detention center has grown to crisis levels over the past year. A slew of bills ...
New law adds ID to Department of Corrections reentry plans
Feb. 6—OLYMPIA — A new law will require the Department of Corrections to help state inmates get some form of state identification before they are released. The law, which went into effect in January, ...
WA lawmakers should approve police bill, keep hiring pipeline full
Washington Senate Bill 5060 would provide up to 75% of entry-level salaries and benefits for local and tribal police, up to ...
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Biden promised but failed to end federal use of private prisons. That’s left the industry ready to cash in big under Trump
Just over four years ago on the campaign trail, Joe Biden made a bold pledge to voters that as president he would end the ...
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Washington lawmakers wrestle with juvenile correctional facility crisis
(The Center Square) – Washington lawmakers are exploring ... to be housed within facilities run by the state Department of Corrections under certain circumstances. Speaking on the bill at ...