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Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul
GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
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FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattle s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year s turbulent protests for racial justice.Ted S. Warren/AP
SEATTLE (AP) Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice. ....

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