Washington House Committee Passes Bill to Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Feb. 8, 2021) – On Friday, a Washington state House committee passed a bill that would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions that violate individual rights without the possibility of...
Washington Bill Would Expand Raw Milk Sales, Set Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Feb. 1, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Washington House would remove regulations from raw milk sold directly from the place of production. Passage into law would take an important first step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in...
Washington Committee Passes Bill to Prohibit No-Knock Warrants and Limit Federal Militarization of Police
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Jan. 25, 2021) – On Friday, a Washington House committee passed a bill that would prohibit no-knock warrants and put limits on state and local law enforcement agencies’ ability to acquire certain military equipment from federal programs. Rep. Jesse...