Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs sweeping police reform measures
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
Published: May 18, 2021, 2:59pm
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee throws two thumbs up after completing the signing of 12 bills about police accountability during ceremonies at the Eastside Community Center in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Tony Overman/The News Tribune via AP)
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SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial justice following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people at the hands of police.