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State Supreme Court hears arguments over safe injection sites initiative
State Supreme Court hears arguments over safe injection sites initiative
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The state Supreme Court started hearing arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit that seeks to get Initiative 27, which would bar safe injection sites, on the ballot.
Last October, a lower court blocked the initiative from the ballot. But supporters of I-27 want the measure on the February ballot so voters can decide whether to set up safe injection sites in the county.
The King County Council's plan for safe injection sites -- one in Seattle and another elsewhere in King County -- has led to some cities, like Bellevue, Kent and Federal Way, to pass ordinances banning such sites.