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Morning Wire: 11th LD Race, Jackson Maynard, COVID spread

Thank you to the Washington PUD Association for renewing their sponsorship of this year’s 2020 Re-Wire Policy Virtual Conference! The WPUDA has been one of...Read More

Without additional action, experts warn Washington could be in a “Florida-like condition” for COVID-19 spread

Experts warn Washington could be in a “Florida-like condition” if the state doesn’t take action to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The warning came during a...Read More

Commerce announces $20 million emergency response grants for Tribes

 The Washington State Department of Commerce announced $20 million in emergency Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding is now available to the...Read More

Superintendent Reykdal’s statement on school district plans for reopening school fully online

This week, several school districts in the Puget Sound area announced their plans to take learning fully online in the fall. Below is Superintendent Chris...Read More

Delays in receiving COVID test results could inhibit contact tracing

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in a Tuesday press conference that increased demand on commercial labs testing for COVID-19 poses challenges for the state’s effort...Read More

King County Council approves new round of COVID-19 emergency funding

Tuesday afternoon, the King County Council approved $86 million in emergency funding for COVID-19 response – the third round of emergency funding the Council has...Read More

King County Councilmembers urge Inslee to issue executive order to cover COVID-19 medical bills for uninsured or underinsured patients

Five King County Councilmembers – Girmay Zahilay, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rod Dembowski, Dave Upthegrove, and Joe McDermott – sent a letter to Gov. Inslee today urging...Read More

Morning Wire: Rep. Frank Chopp, Juneteenth, Data on police militarization

I know we’re all tired of hearing about COVID. But, Washington State’s new per capita COVID infection count is now as high as it was...Read More

Q&A: Rep. Frank Chopp breaks down his $2 billion revenue proposal

Rep. Frank Chopp, former Washington State House Speaker, released a $2 billion revenue proposal last week aimed at addressing the economic downturn and public health...Read More

Dr. Larry Corey lays out Fred Hutch’s approach to COVID vaccine development

In a recent interview with the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, the organization’s former President and Director, Dr. Larry Corey, explained the vaccine development initiative...Read More