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The bulk of the funds provided in the gun reform law known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act are for expanding mental health services. Will it help improve mental health outcomes and stem violence?

Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of mass shootings such as those in Buffalo and Uvalde.

A patient privacy law known as HIPAA, passed in 1996, hasn’t kept pace with new technologies and at-home tests.

When the US Constitution was ratified, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than during 19th century.

A private single-engine home-built kit airplane hit a building and car at Anacortes Airport on the Fourth after losing electrical power on the ground, injuring the pilot.

An 80-year-old Anacortes man narrowly avoided losing nearly $10,000 through a convoluted fraud scheme involving gift cards and crypto currency.

Even a decade in, the Affordable Care Act’s recommendations to simply cover preventive screening and care without cost sharing remain confusing and complex.

The City of Anacortes invites you to celebrate the 4th of July Independence Day! Starting with a town photo, then a parade, followee by a patriotic program. Finally fireworks at dusk.

Do your July 4 holiday plans include traveling over the long weekend? Most of our state highway construction work is suspended through the holiday weekend including Friday, July 1 - to ease congestion.

There are other kinds of laws – not related to abortion – that already control the decisions women make during pregnancy.