No cops hired so far with WA’s new $100M grant program

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 1,103

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Money from Washington’s new $100 million program to boost police hiring has yet to reach cities and counties.

Local officials have been frustrated with the rollout of the grants championed by Gov. Bob Ferguson to address Washington’s status as dead last in the nation in police staffing per capita. They complain it’s been slow and rife with technical issues.

“Is it concerning to cities across the state that nobody has received money from …

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