Jay Inslee

Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

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Washington governor signs sweeping police reform measures

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Emotional Washington elector casts vote for Biden-Harris despite terminal illness

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Nursing home thegrio.com

Multiple nursing home patients died of COVID-19 linked to a wedding attended by staff

If you’re still wondering why social distancing, quarantines and mask-wearing is so important, consider what’s going on in Washington state.
/ December 7, 2020
Gov. Jay Inslee theGrio.com

Seattle detective on leave for posting ‘All Lives splatter’ after protester’s death

A detective in the King County Sheriff’s Office is placed on leave after he posted messages on Facebook mocking protesters hit by a car last weekend.
/ July 8, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Washington governor suspends death penalty

OLYMPIA, Washington (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday he was suspending the use of thedeath penalty in Washington state, announcing a move that he hopes will enable officials to ‘join a growing national conversation about capital punishment’…
/ February 11, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Washington vows to try to keep weed in state — but how?

SEATTLE (AP) – So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state’s legal pot within its borders…
/ January 29, 2013