Dori spars with lawmaker who calls Washington ‘model for entire nation’ in policing

It’s COVID. Or it’s drugs? Blame it on domestic violence. Or gang violence? Are new police accountability laws successful, or do we need fixes?

With hearings set to open Tuesday for the state’s 2022 legislative session, lawmakers are facing pent-up pushback from constituents and police officers about crime increases following laws enacted in 2021.

This became clear Monday when the Dori Monson Show hosted state Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland), who chairs the state House Public Safety Committee.

Many show listeners claim last year’s measures fueled a crime surge, while tying the hands of police officers. But Goodman calls the new laws “a very good thing.”

Goodman cited what he

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