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Latino voters file lawsuit over Washington redistricting plan
A coalition of Yakima Valley voters says the redrawn 15th Legislative District dilutes Latino voter strength by excluding key Latino communities.
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Top WA election official plans to focus on fighting misinformation
Secretary of State Steve Hobbs outlined his plans to crack down on social media conspiracy theories, as well as what he thinks about the governor’s proposal to criminalize politicians who lie about election fraud.
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WA lawmakers want new police decertification law to apply to past misconduct
Legislators say they didn’t mean for past misconduct to be off-limits, but that’s how a state commission has interpreted the new law.
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New WA police accountability laws hardly affect sheriffs like Ed Troyer
A law making it easier to decertify problem officers won’t cause elected sheriffs to lose their jobs, as it would for other cops.
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What new WA police accountability laws do and don’t do
Plus, a closer look at some of the concerned statements made by police chiefs and sheriffs.