Two conservative-backed initiatives that would give police greater ability to pursue people in vehicles and declare a series of rights for parents of public-school students were considered by Washington state lawmakers Wednesday in back-to-back hearings that occasionally became heated. These initiatives are just two of six certified after a conservative group submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures in support of them. The Legislature has considered three this week, while initiatives to overturn the state’s landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds will likely head straight to voters. The police pursuit initiative would mean law enforcement officers would no longer need reasonable suspicion that a person inside a vehicle has committed such crimes as a violent offense, sex offense or domestic violence assault to initiate pursuit. Instead, it broadens the requirement, saying responsible suspicion that “a person has violated the law” would be enough. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/washington-state-police-pursuit-parents-rights-initiatives/281-77fb0a95-91e2-49eb-9274-30616582b782