Washington State Senator Jeff Holy (R-Spokane) is co-sponsoring a bill to allocate up to $100 million to hire additional law enforcement officers statewide.
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.