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        Guards in Vancouver, WA public schools used illegal restraint

        Records show that security officers continued to use prohibited holds on students over a year after they were banned.

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        / March 21, 2023
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        How WA's cloudy economic forecast could impact state spending

        The updated predictions come as Washington lawmakers draft a new two-year budget that funds schools, prisons, public lands and more.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / March 20, 2023
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        As election deniers target the U.S. voter database, WA worries

        Washington state isn’t pulling out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, but the impact might still be felt here.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / March 20, 2023
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        Following the WA Legislature isn't easy for non-English speakers

        Interpreter services are available but difficult to access. Lawmakers and advocates want to change that.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / March 20, 2023
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        Politics

        Seguir la Legislatura de Washington no es fácil para personas que no hablan inglés

        Servicios de interpretación están disponibles pero son de difícil acceso. Legisladores y defensores quieren cambiar esto.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / March 20, 2023
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        Politics

        WA looks to address housing shortage with density, zoning changes

        A 'strange bedfellows' political alignment has brought together Democrats, Republicans, business, labor and others in search of a fix.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / March 17, 2023 /
        Updated at 4:30 p.m. on March 17
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        WA Supreme Court upholds the legality of transit fare enforcement

        But the State of Washington v. Zachery Kyle Meredith ruling also urges agencies to reconsider their use of armed officers on public transportation.

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        • Donna Gordon Blankinship
        / March 16, 2023
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        Japanese Americans protest a wind project near the Minidoka site

        Advocates say 400 turbines will threaten the sanctity of the historic Idaho location that served as an incarceration camp during WWII.

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        • Maleeha Syed
        / March 13, 2023
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        Washington state may boost 988 hotline funding as demand grows

        An expanded budget for the new suicide and mental health crisis line would support rapid-response teams and marketing efforts.

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        • Taija PerryCook
        / March 13, 2023 /
        Updated at 9:15 a.m. on March 14
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        Rifle ban, housing bills and more advance in the WA Legislature

        At the midpoint of the 2023 legislative session, here are the winners and losers so far.

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        • Donna Gordon Blankinship
        / March 10, 2023
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        How to revitalize Downtown Seattle, according to Crosscut readers

        They envision the neighborhood with fewer cars and more walkability, affordable housing, green infrastructure, restaurants and businesses.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / March 10, 2023
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        Three years in, five Washingtonians a day are still dying of COVID

        While restrictions are being lifted and hospitals are no longer besieged, the pandemic's impact persists.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / March 9, 2023
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        First-of-its-kind program helps unhoused kids in Washington state

        A 2016 bill allows schools to assist students in securing stable housing — even if they aren’t considered 'homeless' by the federal definition.

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        • Neal Morton
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        / March 9, 2023
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        Politics

        Washington state considers banning over-the-counter rape kits

        At-home sexual-assault kits are marketed as an option for survivors who may not report to law enforcement, but aren't admissible as evidence in court.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / March 7, 2023 /
        Updated at 11:20 a.m. on March 7
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        New UW study says human-services workers are underpaid by 37%

        Seattle homeless outreach, child care and elder care workers are leaving for higher wages, making it harder to provide care for the city’s most vulnerable.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / March 6, 2023
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