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Karen Read faces a second trial on charges of second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe. The first trial ended in a mistrial after jurors could not reach a...
Federal prosecutors have charged 15 individuals in connection with a multi-county fentanyl distribution network operating across Pierce, King, and Snohomish counties. The investigation, led by the DEA...
Suspected DUI driver flown to hospital after crash with Washington State Police car KGW
Face mask ban for police in Washington is signed into law Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
Face mask ban for police in Washington is signed into law Yakima Herald-Republic
Face mask ban for police in Washington is signed into law Washington State Standard
New Washington state law bans law enforcement from covering face Politico
# Legal Challenge Filed Against EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rollback Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties in a legal challenge against the Envi...
WA Gov. Ferguson signs bans on law enforcement masks, police impersonators FOX 13 Seattle
‘ICE is hiding from public accountability’: Ferguson signs bill to ban officers from wearing masks on duty MyNorthwest.com
Governor Ferguson signs bills prohibiting individuals from using false law enforcement identification, banning law enforcement from hiding identity with masks | Governor Bob Ferguson Governor Bob Ferg
New law prohibits face coverings for law enforcement in Washington state KOMO
Gov. Ferguson signs bills banning police impersonators, law enforcement wearing masks KOMO
Is Mayor Wilson turning off police cameras? Sort of KUOW
# AG Brown Leads Coalition Opposing EPA Enforcement Policy Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other state attorneys general called on the EPA to rescind a Trump administration policy they say weakens federal environmental enforcement. In ...
# AG Brown Seeks Court Enforcement of School Mental Health Grants Order Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and 15 other state attorneys general filed a motion Tuesday asking a federal court to enforce its December order requiring the U.S. Depart...
ICE Ramping Up Activity in Washington State, UW Report Shows The Urbanist
# Washington AG Opinion: Private-Funded Construction on Public Land May Qualify as "Public Work" The Washington Attorney General issued an opinion March 9, 2026, addressing whether a privately-funded construction project on leased public land must c...
# AG Brown Joins Coalition Against EV Charging Infrastructure Proposal Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of state attorneys general on March 17, 2026, opposing a Federal Highway Administration proposal that would require elec...
# Court Upholds Block on Trump Administration Funding Freeze The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit largely upheld a lower court order blocking the Trump administration's effort to categorically freeze trillions of dollars in federal fundin...
# Settlement Reached in Low-Income Senior Housing Case Washington Attorney General Nick Brown secured a $7 million settlement with FPI Management and owners of five Western Washington apartment complexes over deceptive practices targeting low-income...
# Washington AG Reports Record Public Records Requests in 2025 Washington Attorney General Nick Brown marked Sunshine Week by announcing record transparency metrics for his office. The Attorney General's Office processed 1,202 public records request...
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