LEARN MORE | Washington State mulling plan to pay 'bias incident' victims up to $2,000. Funded by tax dollars, the pilot will run for a year and a half, with plans to expand statewide by January 2027.

Since 2018, funding for crime victims has declined by more than 50%. The main funding source for victim services in Washington, the Victims of Crime Act State Plan, or VOCA, comes from fines, ...