Such tort actions are usually the first step toward filing a lawsuit, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The counties' contention is that the rules violate a state law prohibiting unfunded mandates. Statewide Initiative 601, passed in 1995, prohibits the Legislature from imposing new requirements on local governments without providing money to pay for them. MediaPost Communications 2001 recently reported on our changing society based on estimates from the U.S. Census . In 2000 the U.S. African American population is about 13 percent and by 2100 will represent 15 percent of the U.S. population.
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