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Lawmakers again trying to lower legal alcohol limit for drivers in ³Ô¹Ïtv
A measure to lower the legal limit for drunk driving in ³Ô¹Ïtv cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday. If passed, ³Ô¹Ïtv would join Utah as the only state with a 0.05% blood alcohol concentration limit. Other states have considered similar legislation, but haven’t passed it. Utah made the move in 2018. The state was also […]
³Ô¹Ïtv’s new AG pushes back on Ferguson’s plan to drain $35M from agency
³Ô¹Ïtv’s new governor, Bob Ferguson, has targeted his own former office as ripe for budget savings as he seeks fixes for the state’s multibillion-dollar shortfall. But his successor, a fellow Democrat, is already pushing back. Nick Brown, who replaced Ferguson as attorney general on Wednesday, said he’s raised his objections about the proposal to the […]
State and gun shop clash at WA Supreme Court over high-capacity magazine ban
The fate of ³Ô¹Ïtv’s ban on the sale of high-capacity firearm magazines now rests with the state Supreme Court. On Tuesday morning, attorneys for the state and a southwest ³Ô¹Ïtv gun shop challenging the law made their cases to the justices. Lawyers for Gator’s Custom Guns argued the ban on selling magazines that can hold […]
WA’s newest state Supreme Court justice is sworn in
After a narrow election victory in November, Sal Mungia is officially ³Ô¹Ïtv’s newest state Supreme Court justice. Mungia, along with current justices Steven Gonzalez and Sheryl Gordon McCloud, were sworn in Monday morning in an overflowing courtroom at the Temple of Justice in Olympia. Gonzalez and Gordon McCloud both won reelection unopposed. All three were […]
Ferguson presses for $100M police hiring plan
One of Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson’s signature campaign promises was a $100 million proposal to help local police departments recruit officers. On Thursday, the incoming governor threw his support behind a bill to accomplish exactly that. Senate Bill 5060, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, would send $100 million to the ³Ô¹Ïtv State Criminal Justice Training […]
³Ô¹Ïtv lawmakers begin push to ban flavored vapes
Democratic lawmakers in ³Ô¹Ïtv are pushing this year to ban flavored tobacco products, with the support of the state schools chief. State Rep. Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, filed the legislation Wednesday on the House side. State Sen. T’wina Nobles, D-University Place, is set to sponsor the Senate version. Their proposal includes bans on flavored electronic […]