
Equity
WA officials want to end fees charged to parents for kids' jail time
Hundreds of families owe the state a total of $1.1 million in outstanding detention fees, a practice made legal in WA 45 years ago.
Hundreds of families owe the state a total of $1.1 million in outstanding detention fees, a practice made legal in WA 45 years ago.
The process the state uses to redraw its political districts could get more transparent. But some say bigger changes are needed.
Tweaks aim to address police claims that the new laws were confusing, but families of police shooting victims say changes would roll back reforms.
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Lawmakers want to address the malicious posting of people's personal information, but First Amendment concerns complicate matters.