4 ways the federal gun bill could affect WA
Washington’s health and school officials are still waiting on the particulars of how new funding from the bipartisan gun bill will flow to states.
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After years of delays, the circumstances of Charleena Lyles' death will be reviewed and considered by a coroner's jury — a long-promised airing of the...
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Absences will be excused for students experiencing symptoms related to mental health conditions, and for medical appointments.
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