Debate heats up over Ferguson's request for $100M to hire more police in Washington
The governor’s push for $100 million in new state funding to hire police officers has gotten complicated as this year’s Washington legislative session enters its second half.
A new bill moving through the Legislature that would rework the proposed grant plan has driven a 180-degree shift among lawmakers.
Democrats have warmed to this one. Republicans have chilled.
Gov. Bob Ferguson and others note Washington has for years been last in the nation in police staffing per capita. Ferguson pledged on the campaign trail last year to add more officers to the state’s law enforcement ranks. And he’s continued to press the issue now that he’s in office.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/10/debate-heats-up-over-fergusons-request-for-100m-to-hire-more-police-in-washington/