Decreasing prescriptions may have fueled a new phase of the opioid epidemic: the rise of synthetics like fentanyl. These are the areas of Washington most impacted by the shift.
Initiative 2124, if approved by voters, would allow people to opt out of the WA CARES long-term care act, which opponents say has been flawed from day one.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is giving an estimated 3,000 more school districts in high-need areas the option to serve breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost, by expanding the availability of the Community Eligibility Provision, commonly known as CEP.
As of September 2023, the Seattle and King County Public Health District had to shut down some 40 restaurants and food trucks for various health violations.