john: fox news alert economy in crisis, democratic party rethinking its future in ways that not long ago would be unthinkable. questioning if the biden experiment is one that should continue. i m john roberts in washington. good monday to you. jacqui: good monday to you. president biden dragged down by high gas prices, worst in a generation and worries it could be the beginning of an even worse economy to come. cover of the new york post, say it ain t joe. john: economic turmoil not slowing one bit. the markets tanked this morning, dow down more than 600 points. experts say inflation and gas prices are still on the way up. no signs of coming down. and in a dystopian twist, americans are watching requirement accounts disappear and grocery bills grow. one gas station in st. anthony, minnesota, saying we hate our gas prices too. and few answers except to blame vladimir putin. john: peter doocy, say it ain t joe, peter? peter: and republicans are not listening to th
King, Pierce, Thurston, Whatcom and Lewis counties are among those that signed on to the lawsuit filed in Pierce County, home to Western State Hospital.
Despite seeing increased need, agencies in Washington that work with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault face layoffs and reduced services as their budgets.
hospital and won t be for several more months. there are around 400 defendants in jails across washington waiting for a bed so they can get treatment so they can eventually stand trial. a court ruling last fall opened the door for the state to be found in contempt in cases like this for not providing defendants with a speedy trial. king county judge bender decided to punish the state for not treating alexander jay and getting him competent to stand trial. she ordered the state to pay him $250 for every day he s in jail waiting for a treatment bed. a spokesman for the department of social and health services says over the past seven fiscal years, increased 87%. backlog is so bad might not be until august that they can find a bed for jay to get him treatment to get him competent to stand trial. that would mean, john, the state could end up paying him $15,000 or more while he awaits the