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A volunteer cleans up needles used for drug injection that were found at a homeless encampment in Everett in 2017. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Washington lawmakers pass, Inslee signs Blake fix
May 16, 2023 6:20 p.m.

Washington lawmakers pass, Inslee signs Blake fix

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a bill that keeps illegal drugs illegal but focuses state and local efforts and resources on treatment and recovery rather than incarceration. “Both parties worked hard to reach this agreement,” Inslee said during the late afternoon signing ceremony. “This is not designed to fill our jails, it’s designed to fill our treatment centers.”