Seattle students push city to boost mental health funding in schools The Seattle City Council is set to approve it's 2024 budget this week, and students are hopeful it'll include $20 million to expand mental health resources in schools across the city.
Domestic violence surge 'easing' in King County, prosecutors say Prosecutors in King County say the numbers of domestic violence cases overall are trending downward. That’s after a spike in cases during the pandemic.
Seattle homicides set record, but King County has big plans and lots of funding to prevent gun violence As Seattle marks its 61st homicide of 2023, breaking last year's record, King County officials are planning a new Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The announcement comes at the same time the Department of Justice is sending millions to Washington in gun violence prevention funding.
The governor tried banning guns in Albuquerque. The public health emergency continues N.M. Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham's temporary ban on guns in the Albuquerque area caused a political firestorm. The ban, since scaled back, faces legal challenges. Meanwhile, shootings haven't stopped.
Gun violence doesn't discriminate: Rapper Quavo and others share their stories Almost a year after rapper Takeoff, of the music trio Migos, was shot and killed, Quavo, his band mate and uncle, travels to Washington, D.C., to discuss gun violence prevention.
For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A new poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18-34 year old Americans feel about the future.
