Inslee unveils diversity and equity plans for proposed Washington state budget

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday unveiled a slate of proposals intended to boost diversity and equity, which includes a proposed independent office for investigating deadly force by law enforcement, funding the state’s new equity office and establishing Juneteenth as a legal holiday.

The plan, among other things, would also spend $10 million to maintain the state’s COVID-19 relief fund for undocumented immigrants who have suffered due to the pandemic.