Austin Jenkins
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Health
'Patient dumping' is becoming more common at Washington's hospitals
Washington is seeing a rise in nursing homes or group homes sending residents to hospitals and then not taking them back, known as patient dumping.
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Politics
Affirmative action returns to Washington ballot after more than 20 years
In 1998, Washington voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 200, which effectively ended affirmative action in the state.
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Law & Courts
Washington chief justice to step down in January because of cancer
The chief justice of the Washington state Supreme Court, Mary Fairhurst, will retire in January as she continues to battle her third bout of colon cancer since 2008. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Fairhurst said: "It is with a clear head and a sad heart that I have made the decision that it is time for me to leave the Court."
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Washington chief justice to step down in January because of cancer
The chief justice of the Washington state Supreme Court, Mary Fairhurst, will retire in January as she continues to battle her third bout of colon cancer since 2008.
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Washington chief justice to step down in January because of cancer
The chief justice of the Washington state Supreme Court, Mary Fairhurst, will retire in January as she continues to battle her third bout of colon...
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Politics
Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Battling Cancer Will Retire
Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst, who has been fighting a third bout of cancer, says she’ll be retiring from the court in January to focus on her health.
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Health
Are developmental disability services a constitutional right in Washington?
For years, families of the developmentally disabled in Washington and their advocates have been frustrated that services in an institution, like one of the state’s Residential Habilitation Centers (RHCs), are an entitlement, but services in the community are not.
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Law & Courts
Lummi family settles wrongful death suit against Whatcom jail
The family of a Lummi tribal member has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the Whatcom County Jail. The settlement announced Monday stems from the death of Shannon Rose Jefferson in 2014.
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Health
New services for those with developmental disabilities could be on the way
People with developmental disabilities can be stranded without the resources they need to get by. Washington lawmakers are now looking into how to fill these gaps.
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Health
13,000+ Washingtonians qualify for developmental disabilities services, but don't get them
Three years ago, Lindsey Topping-Schuetz became a first-time mother when her son Owen was born. He was six weeks early and went immediately to the neonatal intensive care unit, where he spent the next 103 days.