Data shows that the number of homicides in Washington State skyrocketed after Second Amendment Rights were restricted. According to a report released July 10 (pdf), the rate of murders, violence, and property crimes rose across Washington state in 2022, while the number of law enforcement officers available to respond and protect citizens decreased. Specifically, the…
Homicides Rise 96 Percent in Washington State After Passage of Gun Restrictions
July 13, 2023
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Washington State Fined $100 Million for Failing to Give Mentally Ill People in Jails Adequate Services
A judge is ordering Washington state to pay more than $100 million in fines after finding that state officials failed to provide adequate mental health services to mentally ill people in jail. The ruling stems from a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of people with mental health disabilities who were charged with crimes and ordered by…
1 in 3 Seattle Residents Relocate out of the City Due to Crime and Cost
July 8, 2023
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One in three Seattle residents are relocating out of the city due to public safety concerns over daily crimes and high cost of living prices, according to a Seattle Times/Suffolk University poll published in June. About 33% of Seattle residents surveyed said they were seriously considering moving out of the city. Sixty-seven percent said they…
9 People Shot and Wounded in DC, Including 2 Juveniles
July 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Nine people were shot and wounded, including two juveniles, early Wednesday in Washington, D.C., police said. Shortly before 1 a.m. police responded to a report of a shooting on Meade Street in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. capital, Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons of the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement on Twitter. Upon…
9 People Shot and Wounded in Washington, Including 2 Juveniles
July 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Nine people were shot and wounded, including two juveniles, early Wednesday in Washington, D.C., police said. Shortly before 1 a.m. police responded to a report of a shooting on Meade Street in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. capital, Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons of the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement on Twitter. Upon…
Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for 2020 Murder in Seattle’s CHOP Zone
July 2, 2023
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The man convicted of shooting and killing 19-year-old Lorenzo Anderson on the edge of Seattle’s notorious protest zone in June 2020 was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday. Marcel Long, now 20, was arrested last July in Des Moines, Washington, after being wanted by authorities for more than a year over the killing…
Washington State Hospitals Don’t Need to Report All Drug Exposed Newborns to CPS
Hospitals in Washington state are no longer required to report infants with prenatal drug exposure to Child Protective Services (CPS), provided there are no safety concerns. The updated state policy allows voluntary “wrap-around” services to be provided to infants born exposed to drugs if health care providers have no safety concerns. The move is a…
Trump, Other GOP Presidential Candidates Respond to Historic Affirmative Action Ruling
June 29, 2023
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Former president Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates–including two who are ethnic minorities–lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision declaring that colleges cannot use race when considering which students to admit. Because of the ruling nixing this type of affirmative action policy, Trump called June 29 “a great day for America.” “People with extraordinary…
Trump: ‘Great Day for America’ As SCOTUS Rejects Affirmative Action in Colleges
June 29, 2023
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Former president Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates–including two who are ethnic minorities–lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision declaring that colleges cannot use race when considering which students to admit. Because of the ruling nixing this type of affirmative action policy, Trump called June 29 “a great day for America.” “People with extraordinary…
Supreme Court to Decide Scope of Congress’s Taxing Power
June 26, 2023
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The Supreme Court agreed on June 26 to consider a challenge to an arguably unconstitutional wealth tax that was levied on capital gains a Washington state couple never received. The Mandatory Repatriation Tax, also known as the Section 965 Transition Tax, was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by the then-Republican-controlled Congress…
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