WA civil legal aid organizations mourn state funding cuts: ‘It’s a gut punch’

The groups are critical in helping to vacate unconstitutional drug convictions as far back as 1971

By: Moe K. Clark

Outlets: InvestigateWest

Published: May 3, 2025

Words: 1,674

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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An unexpected slash to a small corner of Washington’s state budget has civil legal aid organizations scrambling to plan for a future without financial support.

Both the House and Senate biannual budgets put forth by state lawmakers this year included around $5 million to support the legal aid organizations that are critical in helping to vacate unconstitutional drug convictions across the state. But after the two budgets were reconciled in the final days of the legislative …

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