WA cop shortage persists statewide as lawmakers gear up in Olympia

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson wants an extra $100 million in the state’s upcoming biennial 2025-2027 budget to hire more local police officers throughout a state that has the lowest cop-to-citizen ratio in the nation.

“We rank last per capita in the United States. Unacceptable,” Ferguson said at a Thursday press conference.

“He will not sign a budget that does not include this policy,” wrote Ferguson spokeswoman Brionna Aho in an email…

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