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WA police may regain authority to use force to stop people fleeing crime scenes

Lawmakers in Washington State are working on some changes to last year’s sweeping police reform laws. Some thorny issues remain. One is whether police should be allowed to use force when suspects flee.
- Amy Radil
Showing or selling fake Covid-19 vaccine cards could become a crime in Washington

A proposal in the Washington Legislature would make it a crime to use or sell a fake Covid-19 vaccination card. The sponsor says he wants to deter people from even considering the ruse, but he also wants to send a signal to prosecutors to prioritize these cases as a matter of protecting public health.
- Austin Jenkins
NW tribes use DOJ grants to support teens, jail alternatives

Support for youth, and access to drug treatment for adults – these are some of the services that Northwest tribes want to expand. And they were recently awarded grants from the U.S. Justice Department to do so.
- Amy Radil
Decades later, a collection of photographs is filling in the corners of Washington's Latino history

Irwin Nash photographed the living and working conditions of workers in the Yakima Valley during the height of the United Farm Workers' Movement. Thanks to technology, his photos are bringing that story to the forefront today.
- Alec Cowan
WA lawmakers outline 2 quick fixes to new policing laws

Washington lawmakers appear anxious to fix new laws that many law enforcement agencies say have hindered the ability of their officers to use less-lethal ammunition, and to take people into involuntary custody during a mental health crisis.
- Amy Radil
Longtime King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg won't seek reelection

After fifteen years as the elected prosecutor in King County, Dan Satterberg announced he will not seek re-election this fall. Satterberg called it a personal decision and said at age 61, after 37 years with the office, it’s a good time to do other things.
- Amy Radil
King County suspends in-person jury trials through January 14

Jury trials in King County are yet facing another disruption due to Covid. But officials say the pandemic has taught them how to keep many court proceedings moving forward remotely.
- Amy Radil
Former Garfield High student accuses school officials of quashing reports of sexual misconduct, hazing

A former Garfield High School student alleges staff pressured him to keep quiet about sexual harassment and hazing on the school's swim team. He’s taken legal action against Seattle Public Schools.
- Ann Dornfeld
Supreme Court again leaves state vaccine mandate in place for healthcare workers

This case from New York was the second time the court has refused to block such a state vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
- Nina Totenberg
Fatal police encounters in Washington fall to 5-year low

There’s intriguing new data about police interactions in Washington State. The number of people who died in police encounters in the first 11 months of the year declined more than 60 percent from the year before.
- Amy Radil

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