Senator Mike Padden on 920 News Now with Dave Spencer talking about an initiative related to police pursuits and his push to make fentanyl possession a felony....
SRC On Air: Sen. Mike Padden on KXLY Radio in Spokane
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Making childhood fentanyl exposure a felony
10/9/2023... Recent cases of children overdosing on their parents’ fentanyl has Senator Lynda Wilson again pushing her bill to strengthen the penalties for childhood fentanyl exposure.
SRC On Air: Sen. Lynda Wilson on The Lars Larson Show
10/4/2023… Sen. Lynda Wilson talks to Lars Larson about her bill that would toughen up the law on endangerment with dangerous drugs like fentanyl. Putting a child at risk with these drugs could result in a felony charge under the legislation.
VIDEO: KOMO: Law enforcement seek solutions to address uptick in child fentanyl overdoses, feat. Sen. Lynda Wilson
Sen. Lynda Wilson is sponsoring a bill that aims to expand felony child endangerment to include fentanyl and synthetic opioids, as well as smoke from those drugs.
AUDIO: Padden bill to increase penalty for drug possession receives committee hearing
Making possession of hard drugs like fentanyl a felony again is the aim of a bill in the state Senate. Tracy Ellis reports.
Audio: Senate unanimously approves Honeyford bill to help address fentanyl crisis
Opioid overdose deaths in Washington have been on the rise and fentanyl is a big reason why. Tracy Ellis tells us a bill passed in the state Senate makes a new tool available.