What we're watching: The Charles Mitchell & George Washington Bush Study on Reparative Action 

The Charles Mitchell and George Washington Bush study on Reparative Action (the Reparations Study) will have an interim report publicly available in advance of the upcoming state legislative session.  

The Reparations Study was funded in 2025 by the Washington State Legislature for $300,000 to examine the historical and enduring harms resulting from United States chattel slavery with a focus on the territory which became Washington State.

In an information session on October 9th, Dr. Gardner noted that “each of our project teams have been putting their heads down" as they are writing and preparing the Interim report.