Austin Jenkins
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Troubles resurface for private in-home care provider after 'unusual and troubling' death
It’s been more than a year since the state Department of Social and Health Services took the unprecedented step of shutting down a major in-home care...
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Health
Washington reduces number of foster youth out of state, but in-state beds still lacking
A year ago, Washington state had 82 hard-to-place foster youths, mostly teenagers, living in facilities in states as far away as South Carolina, prompting calls to bring them home. As of Aug. 1, that number had been reduced by more than half to 38, according to the Department of Children Youth and Families.
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Washington reduces number of foster youth out of state, but in-state beds still lacking
A year ago, Washington state had 82 hard-to-place foster youths, mostly teenagers, living in facilities in states as far away as South Carolina,...
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Politics
Gambling commission tells NRA 'no' for now on raising gun raffle limit
The Washington State Gambling Commission voted Thursday to delay deciding a request from the National Rifle Association's charitable arm to increase a $300,000 cap on raffle prizes.
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Politics
Inslee's underdog campaign for president costs taxpayers more money — and lots of his time
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on June 9, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on June 9, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Claim of ‘coded’ racism prompts calls for more inclusivity in Washington's Capitol
In the month since Washington state Sen. Mona Das, a first-term Democrat from Kent, made headlines for comments about racism and sexism in the Senate...
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WA settles lawsuit over 15-hour-a-day lockdown for inmates with mental illness
Washington's Department of Corrections has agreed to improve conditions for inmates with mental illness at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla...
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‘Not ready for prime time.’ WA election officials sound alarm over new voter registration system
County election officials in Washington are warning that a new statewide voter registration database system is not ready for the state's August 6...
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A rash of nursing home closures in Washington sends families scrambling, industry sounds alarm
Keith Akada thought Keiro Northwest Rehabilitation and Care Center in Seattle’s Central District would be the final resting place for his mother, Mieko,...
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'We need to make some changes.' Commission recommends major overhaul of Washington sentencing laws
Nearly four decades ago, Washington became one of the first states to abolish parole and adopt a “fixed” sentencing grid with the goal of ushering in an...