Austin Jenkins
Olympia correspondent/Northwest News Network-
State Patrol to rely on outside evaluations to evaluate trooper candidates
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Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency is approaching its two-year anniversary. Under current law, the governor has broad emergency powers. But the Legislature is considering new restrictions on that authority.
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A proposal in the Washington Legislature would make it a crime to use or sell a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. The sponsor says he wants to deter people from even considering the ruse, but he also wants to send a signal to prosecutors to prioritize these cases as a matter of protecting public health.
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Democrats want to tweak the new program before it starts, Republicans want to kill it.