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Washington lawmakers weigh new artificial intelligence regulations

Lawmakers are considering four bills on regulating artificial intelligence in Olympia this session.State Rep. Clyde Shavers, D-Clinton, has introduced two bills that would require AI developers to provide ways for users to...

Judge blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship after WA lawsuit

Coughenour called the order “blatantly unconstitutional.”  “I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that is a constitutional order,” the judge told the Trump administration’s attorney. “It boggles...

Washington AG challenges Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

“I’m angry. I’m still in a mixed-citizen family,” said Mendoza-Cawthon, a recent Seattle University law school graduate studying for her bar exam. “I’m scared for the people in my community. I’m scared...

Trump pardons, commutes sentences for January 6 defendants

As of early January the department had charged just over 1,580 people for crimes related to the riot, 608 of whom were charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement, including nearly a third...

A look at the Washington Legislature’s 2025 environmental agenda

Nguyen’s bill died in committee last February because of the estimated $30 million expense of setting up the cybersecurity that would be required to collect data. Monitoring oil industry finances includes collecting...

Washington’s 2025 legislative priorities: Budget, housing, police

Ahead of the session, you can find a list of some of the pre-filed bills lawmakers have already introduced and may be considering this year. They include reducing the blood alcohol concentration...

An assault survivor found solace with a King County advocacy group

In 2023, the KCSARC assisted 4,805 survivors and their family members, with almost a third of their clients in Seattle and 46% in South King County. They served around 22% of clients...

Federal cuts threaten Washington crime victims’ advocacy programs

At a work session for the Washington Legislature’s Senate Law and Justice Committee in September, Lisae C. Jordan, executive director of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, briefed lawmakers on how the...

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