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Washington patients fear losing access to care as hospitals merge

Just after Thanksgiving 2019, her care team at Providence’s Sacred Heart Medical Center informed her that David John had a fatal case of trisomy — each of his genes carried three copies...

More Washington companies offer doula services in health benefits

In October, Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, began offering a doula support benefit to almost all its employees, including more than 20,000 in Washington. Microsoft is also piloting a doula benefit through...

WA bill would add explicit ‘deepfakes’ to child pornography laws

Under current Washington law, though, if someone’s face is used to make pornographic content without their consent, the victim has no legal recourse. “If you have sexually explicit conduct, the law prohibits people...

Will WA ever end supermajority law for school construction bonds?

Supporters of the supermajority law say it’s an important check against raising taxes. Washington’s Constitution has required that 60% threshold for bonds since it was amended in 1952.Because the supermajority law is...

Washington public defenders say the strained system needs funding

Jefferson, director of the state’s Office of Public Defense, asked them to halt, for 90 days, the assigning of new felony cases to public defenders if the accused was not in custody...

Can Catholic lobbyists agree to a child abuse reporting law?

Senate Bill 6298 would add clergy to the list of mandatory reporters in Washington. And the bill’s main sponsor, state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, hopes a compromise regarding whether clergy should still...

Should cops be involved in all Washington human trafficking cases?

That’s why advocates like Boyd believe survivors should be able to decide for themselves whether or not to involve law enforcement. While reporting the crime to law enforcement is the best avenue...

Washington Legislature aims to regulate AI — but treads cautiously

Defining AI, by lawA basic piece of any bill in Olympia is the definition of the legislation’s subject, and that gets tricky with “artificial intelligence.” There is no universal definition of the...

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