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Grocery workers in unincorporated King County to receive $4 hazard pay bump
Workers at many large grocery stores in unincorporated King County will soon see a pay bump of $4…
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WA Legislature grapples with funding roads, bridges
Roads and bridges repair programs in King County are underfunded, and state legislators are thinking of ways to…
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Proposed bill aims to trade handcuffs for help when it comes to drug use
Supreme Court decision to strike down drug possesion law leaves oppurtunity to shift paradigm
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House passes bill to increase financial reporting, transparency by healthcare providers
Bill’s prime sponsor says it will help address healthcare equity and affordability.
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Rates of Alzheimer’s Disease expected to rise in Washington, nationwide
Report records 120,000 diagnoses in Washington.
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Encouraging numbers for kokanee salmon spawn count
Lake Sammamish kokanee aren’t out of the woods by any stretch, but there’s reason to be optimistic about…
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Law gives Washington high school seniors leeway to graduate
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that can waive some requirements for students who were on track before…
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Study shows Washingtonians exceeded ‘heavy drinking’ threshold in 2020
The survey suggests Washingtonians drank more than 17 alcoholic beverages a week on average.
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Governor: Educators are now eligible for coronavirus vaccine
“This should give educators more confidence,” Jay Inslee said. Other frontline workers could soon be next.
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DNR commissioner seeks $125 million to fight wildfires
In Washington state last September, some 600,000 acres burned within 72 hours.
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Justices strike down Washington state drug possession law
Police must stop arresting people for simple possession.
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Do Washington drivers need to learn the zipper merge?
Legislators propose requiring zipper merge instruction in drivers education and in license test.
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Inslee: All of Washington to stay in Phase 2 for a few weeks
The governor issued a weekslong pause on regions moving backward, but has yet to outline a Phase 3.
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King County libraries will reopen in some cities for in-person services
Fall City, Kent libraries among six selected for partial reopening.
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Masks are still king in combating new COVID strains
A top UW doctor talks new strains, masks and when normal could return.
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Democrats look to allow noncitizens to serve on school boards
A Senate bill takes aim at a state law requiring anyone seeking elected office to be a citizen.
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State health leader: We have a plan, we don’t have the supply
Two months after the COVID vaccine landed in Washington, many still struggle to secure their shots.
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How the pandemic and coronavirus variants can show us evolution in real time
Scientists say viruses reproduce and mutate at higher rates, creating viral variants.
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Inslee signs $2.2 billion COVID relief package
The federal funds will go to fight COVID, aid renters and reopen shuttered schools and businesses.
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UW study shows high COVID infection rates among pregnant women
Study shows infection rates to be two to four times higher than expected among minority groups.