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Health

Washington issues vaccine mandate for K-12 staff and new state mask requirement

All school employees in Washington state must get a Covid-19 vaccine, or risk losing their job. Also, masks will once again be required in most indoor settings starting Monday, August 23, according to the latest mandates from Gov. Jay Inslee.

Health

What Washington's reopening means for you

Today’s the day. After more than a year, Washington state is officially open again.

Government

You won't be evicted immediately for not paying rent: Gov. Inslee issues new moratorium

Following the lead of Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced a new three-month eviction moratorium, with exceptions, to replace an existing moratorium set to expire on June 30. The new expiration date will be September 30.

Politics

If a bargain gets vetoed, was it ever really 'grand'? This week in politics

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is in hot water - with Republican lawmakers, yes, but also some fellow Democrats. It’s about a so-called “grand bargain” agreed to during the recent legislative session in the state Senate. That deal smoothed the way for the passage of two landmark climate bills: a carbon-cap program and clean fuel standards.

Taxes, police reform and environment. Washington legislators wrap 'historic' session

Fifteen weeks ago, majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature convened a 105-day session vowing to address the fallout from COVID-19, police...

Government

Billy Frank Jr. in, Marcus Whitman out as part of U.S. Capitol statue swap

In a time of reckoning about historical monuments, Washington state lawmakers found a bipartisan path to change out a prominent statue. A bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday begins the process of putting a statue of the late tribal treaty rights activist Billy Frank Jr. in the U.S. Capitol.

Politics

This week in politics: Lines getting longer for Seattle mayoral and vaccine hopefuls

We have a mayoral race - a real, rip-roaring Seattle mayoral contest.

Government

More Washingtonians to qualify for Covid vaccine by March 31; rent moratorium extended through June

Washington’s eviction moratorium will be extended through June and two million more Washingtonians will be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine beginning March 31.

Government

All Washington state counties will move to phase 3 of reopening on March 22, Gov. Inslee says

It's the news many have been waiting for. Starting March 22, all 39 Washington counties will advance to Phase 3 under a revised Covid-19 reopening plan Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled on Thursday.