Washington lawmakers want to tweak camping ban enforcement, opponents say it would eliminate the bans entirely
A proposed bill in Washington's House could change how camping bans are enforced by implementing an "objective reasonableness ...
WA bill would let courts decide if city camping bans are ‘objectively reasonable’
While Democrats say the proposal could level the playing field, their conservative counterparts argue it would allow homeless ...
Bill could allow challenges to local anti-camping ordinances that aren’t ‘objectively reasonable’
The Washington Legislature is considering a bill that would allow residents to challenge local anti-camping regulations they ...
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WA bill letting homeless sue cities for not allowing camping, lying in parks is still alive
A controversial bill that gives homeless individuals the right to sue a city for enforcing its camping and "sit and lie" laws ...
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National forests with campgrounds open year-round in Washington
Keep reading to discover which national forests have year-round campgrounds in Washington. This story features data reporting by Paxtyn Merten, writing by Nicole Caldwell, and is part of a series ...
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Big changes coming to this WA state park, but first it has to close for a few months
The Nisqually Tribe worked with Washington State Parks to create Nisqually State ... access to the Nisqually River, a 52-unit campground, welcome center and a viewing spot overlooking the Mashel ...
Burien, WA cities keep tightening homeless camping bans
Burien created an outright prohibition on living outside Monday and at least seven other jurisdictions in Washington created ...
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Downtown Spokane Partnership urges lawmakers to block public camping bill
The Downtown Spokane Partnership is urging Washington state legislators to halt a bill that could legalize sitting, lying and ...
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Battle Ground the latest city in Southwest Washington to ban unlawful camping on public property
Supreme Court decision, the city of Battle Ground has banned illgal camping on public property.(Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) The city of Battle Ground is the latest Southwest Washington ...