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Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul

by Gene Johnson
| March 11, 2021 10:03 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice.

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