Law enforcement personnel from Columbia Basin agencies attend a training session in January 2024. A proposal to allocate money to hire additional officers statewide will be considered by the Washington Legislature.
January 4, 2025
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January 6, 2025 3:30 a.m.
Law enforcement funding, recruitment, retention challenging
OLYMPIA — A proposal to allocate money to help hire additional law enforcement officers would address one part of a complex challenge – but recruiting isn’t necessarily the biggest challenge for Columbia Basin law enforcement agencies. That was the reaction of local law enforcement agencies to the proposed legislation.