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CROSSCUT -- While some police reforms are advancing, efforts to create stronger community oversight boards and make it easier to sue police for misconduct have stalled. After last year’s Black…

TRI-CITY HERALD -- Advocates say it empowers voters and results in more equitable representation. Critics say it’s confusing and costly to implement. Ranked choice voting, in which voters rank candidates…

WENATCHEE WORLD -- During Monday’s press conference announcing the vaccine equity fund, Gov. Jay Inslee recognized the efforts of the Wenatchee community group CAFÉ in helping Latinos schedule vaccination appointments…

CROSSCUT -- Days after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, immigration advocates in Washington state rejoiced at his announcement that he would honor his campaign promise and issue a 100-day moratorium on…

NEWS TRIBUNE -- Like many, Jacquelyn Harris said she was “mortified” when she saw the video from Saturday night of a Tacoma police officer hitting the gas and driving through an…

SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD -- After a Tacoma Police officer ran his vehicle through a crowd of people on Saturday, Jan. 23, unresolved questions about the police killing of Manuel Ellis…

Q13 FOX SEATTLE -- President Joe Biden signed executive orders Wednesday erasing the outgoing Trump administration’s travel ban from mostly Muslim countries. Biden also introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 for…

SEATTLE TIMES -- Washington will neither gain nor lose clout in Congress as the once-a-decade reapportionment of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives plays out this…

SPOKESMAN REVIEW -- Washington’s COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund began taking applications Wednesday for requests from some workers who don’t qualify for other federal stimulus programs. Using $40 million in federal…