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    Articles by Jerry Cornfield
    In this 2019 file photo: A Kent Police SUV is recovered near Interstate 90 and Highway 18 after a woman reportedly stole the vehicle near Kentridge High School and led police on a pursuit. Officers arrested the woman in the vehicle near I-90 and Highway 18. Nobody was injured during the pursuit. COURTESY PHOTO
    Police poised to regain ability to undertake more...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 18, 2023 4:48 pm

    A bill partially unwinding a 2021 policing reform clears the Legislature. It is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee for his expected signing.

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    AR-15 rifle that was recovered by Mercer Island police. (File photo)
    WA Senate OKs assault weapons ban, longer wait...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 10, 2023 1:40 pm

    Bills outlawing many semiautomatic weapons and adding restrictions on gun purchases are now on course to becoming law.

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    From left to right: Rep. Marcus Riccelli, Sen. Manka Dhingra, Sen. Karen Keiser, Gov. Jay Inslee, Rep. Jessica Bateman, Rep. My-Linh Thai and AG Bob Ferguson. (Courtesy photo)
    With access to abortion pill threatened, state buys...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 4, 2023 4:30 pm

    Gov. Inslee says it gives Washington a three-year supply. The purchase comes as a federal judge may order the FDA to stop its sale.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Schools, housing, salaries score big in Senate Dems...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 24, 2023 1:30 am

    The proposed spending plan also spends money to fight climate change, help abortion providers and study police pursuits

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    State Capitol Building in Olympia, WA. File photo
    New forecast show state revenues won’t be quite...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 22, 2023 1:52 pm

    Democratic budget writers say they will be cautious but able to fund their priorities. Senate put out a capital budget Monday.

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    File photo 
Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Push to lower legal limit to 0.05 for...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 14, 2023 4:43 pm

    OLYMPIA — An effort to lower the legal limit for driving drunk has come up short.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee, left, with First Lady Trudi Inslee at a press conference advocating for laws to prevent gun violence. (Provided by the Washington State Governors’ Office)
    House Democrats push Washington closer to assault weapons...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 9, 2023 12:36 pm

    Their bill outlawing the manufacture and sale of certain guns passed the state House. No Republican voted for it.

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    Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Gov. Jay Inslee. (Courtesy of the Office of the Governor)
    In Olympia, Finnish president makes case for NATO,...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 7, 2023 10:30 am

    Sauli Niinistö became the first foreign head of state to address a joint session of the state Legislature on Monday.

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    State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Divisive bills on pursuits, gun purchases edge closer...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 1, 2023 1:30 am

    And a comprehensive remaking of state’s approach to drug possession advances toward action in the Senate.

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    File photo: A sign at a Cal Anderson Park reproductive rights protest on May 14, 2022, in Seattle.
    Legislation seeks to strenghten Washington’s abortion laws
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 21, 2023 4:50 pm

    OLYMPIA — A day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and…

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    This is a 2021 screenshot that shows the pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Interstate 5 in King County.
    House committee steers vehicle pursuit bill forward
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 17, 2023 12:35 pm

    Revisions will make it easier for police officers to engage in a chase. Changes would expire in 2025 under new language.

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    Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson rewards a lion dancer with a traditional red envelope during a celebration of the Lunar New Year on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Ryan Berry / The Herald
    Lunar New Year proposed as Washington’s next state...
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 17, 2023 12:30 pm

    A bill to make it a legal holiday awaits a key vote. Some Asian American constituents were opposed, saying the chosen date is wrong.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Lawmakers seek lasting approach to drug possession after...
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 13, 2023 10:26 am

    OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are at a crossroads again on what to do about illegal drug possession.

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