THIS EPISODE OF THE NORTHWEST POLITICAST: State lawmakers called 2023 the ‘Year of Housing’ after the legislature passed a series of bills aimed at getting people off the streets. 2024 is likely to become the ‘Year of Fentanyl’ as Olympia works to tackle the opioid crisis. Several bills on treatment, mental health, and the law enforcement response are already being debated. But do lawmakers have enough time?

PLUS: Meet the new City Council member, not the same as the old City Council Member.

AND: How the crisis at the southern board could deepen divisions throughout the rest of the country.

Guests include State Representative Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline), ABC’s Andy Field, and legal analyst Royal Oakes.

The Northwest Politicast with Jeff Pohjola: From this Washington to that one, Jeff Pohjola will explore the issues and politics of the week. Frequent guests and top analysts break down the news to get to the heart of what matters most.

 

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FILE - A box of needles collected at a homeless encampment at Ballard Commons Park is shown on May 4, 2020, in Seattle. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is asking members of the city council who recently voted against adopting the state's controlled substance law to consider an amended plan. Harrell on Monday, July 31, 2023, offered a proposal that would align the city's code with new state law, making possession and public use of drugs such as fentanyl a gross misdemeanor. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)