Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs ‘first-in-the-nation statewide reparations bill’

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs ‘first-in-the-nation statewide reparations bill’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On Monday, May 8, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee officially signed a bill that intends to put an end to racist housing practices in the state. According to a civil rights and labor history project from the University of Washington, deeds that barred non-white people from owning or renting certain properties became common between the 1910s and 1960s. Washington sees year-over-year rise in visitor spending, but inflation a…