After a statewide tenants’ bill failed in the Legislature, cities from Olympia to Spokane extended notice periods and implemented relocation assistance.
For most residents 18-35, the dream of home ownership is dead, and rising costs of food and transportation hit hard as the state grows more unaffordable.
Of the minority of sex crimes that result in convictions, 60% end with guilty pleas to lesser offenses, leaving survivors disillusioned with the process.