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The Seattle Times reports that Washington’s unemployment system denies claims at a rate well above other high-income states. A new study by the Unemployment Law Project informs the story and puts a human face on the experience.

Workers miss benefits as WA’s jobless program struggles Washington has one of the nation’s most generous unemployment programs. But COVID-era problems, budget cuts and policy changes mean fewer people get benefits.

Attended an uplifting celebration last night by Restorative Community Pathways, a new initiative with King County and the Prosecutor’s Office to redirect youth in the criminal justice system to alternative pathways that reduce gun violence and create connection for at-risk youth. This bold initiative is in startup mode and they’ve built out a lot this first year. As one participant writes below:

“Bullets and bombs are not what make change, the real weapons are through knowledge.”