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Canadian border set to open for vaccinated US citizens Aug.9

On Monday, Canada announced the re-opening of the Canadian-US border to vaccinated US citizens beginning August 9.  The border closed March 21, 2020 and has...Read More

Newhouse introduces legislation to designate firearm workers “essential”

On Tuesday, US Rep. Dan Newhouse introduced the Second Amendment is Essential Act, which aims to designate firearm workers as “essential.” Newhouse’s federal legislation would...Read More

Canadian border agents consider strike amid talk of border reopening

Last Thursday, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said its workers will start strike votes this Wednesday, further complicating the reopening process of the...Read More

Recent UW and DOH study states WA Notify has saved lives

Researchers from the University of Washington School of Public Health and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently announced they believe the Washington Exposure...Read More

Governor Inslee sends letter to Congress asking for investments in Public Health as part of the “American Jobs Plan”

In a letter sent to the Washington State Congressional Delegation, Gov. Jay Inslee asked members to invest in public health infrastructure as part of the...Read More

Morning Wire: Coronavirus, Pence-Inslee, Cap and Invest

It’s the last week of the short session with “go home” budgets close to being put to bed. The biggest question marks may be the...Read More

Inslee announces rollout of new COVID-19 protective measures

Gov. Jay Inslee announced new measures to combat the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, in a press conference Tuesday morning. He also thanked residents of the...Read More

Gov. Inslee visits Centralia, Tumwater coronavirus facilities

Gov. Jay Inslee visited a Tumwater health emergency operations center Wednesday before heading to a potential isolation and quarantine site at the Maple Lane youth...Read More

Policy experts sound off on difference between Hobbs’s, Inslee’s transportation policies

After Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-44th District) re-introduced his transportation package in the Senate Transportation Committee last week, some are comparing the package to Gov. Jay...Read More

Gov. delivers State of the State

Gov. Jay Inslee delivered the State of the State address Tuesday, during which he spoke about a number of issues affecting Washington, including homelessness, climate...Read More