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Inslee expands eligibility with vaccine supply rising
By Jerry Cornfield • March 18, 2021 4:59 pm

He’s also extending moratoria on evictions and utility cut-offs and easing rules for nursing home visits.

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Jan. 29, 2021, was the first day of in-person learning for first grade students in the Snoqualmie Valley School District who chose the hybrid learning option. Photo courtesy Snoqualmie Valley School District
Inslee signs order to get students back in...
By Jerry Cornfield • March 16, 2021 3:15 pm

The directive requires districts to offer at least two days of on-campus instruction per week for all grades.

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Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s press conference March 11, 2021.
State to expand indoor dining and allow fans...
By Jerry Cornfield • March 11, 2021 2:45 pm

Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan will allow businesses to operate at 50% capacity starting March 22.

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FILE - This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two  (Johnson & Johnson)
Inslee OKs use of single-shot Johnson & Johnson...
By Jerry Cornfield • March 4, 2021 2:50 pm

The governor acted after receiving the recommendation of a scientific panel enlisted by Western states.

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In this file photo, Tayshon Cottrell dons his graduation cap and gown, along with a face mask reading: “Wear it! Save America” at Todd Beamer High School’s virtual graduation walk recording on May 20, 2020, in Federal Way. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing
Law gives Washington high school seniors leeway to...
By Jerry Cornfield • March 3, 2021 2:21 pm

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that can waive some requirements for students who were on track before the pandemic.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
Democrats look to allow noncitizens to serve on...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 22, 2021 3:22 pm

A Senate bill takes aim at a state law requiring anyone seeking elected office to be a citizen.

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An Island Park Elementary teacher and her students hit the books on Feb. 8 in the Mercer Island School District. The single largest amount of Gov. Jay Inslee’s newly announce relief package, $668 million, will go to public elementary and secondary schools to prepare for reopening for some in-person learning and to address students’ learning loss. Courtesy photo
Inslee signs $2.2 billion COVID relief package
By Jerry Cornfield • February 20, 2021 11:05 am

The federal funds will go to fight COVID, aid renters and reopen shuttered schools and businesses.

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Tim Eyman. FILE PHOTO
Judge fines Tim Eyman $2.6 million for campaign...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 11, 2021 10:07 am

The serial anti-tax initiative sponsor said he will abide the court’s order but denied he violated ‘any law.’

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Pay freeze for Inslee and state lawmakers this...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 4, 2021 3:00 pm

A citizen panel approved a 1.75% increase for executives, legislators and justices 17 months from now.

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Last summer, people took advantage of the outdoor dining along First Avenue between Gowe and Titus streets in downtown Kent. In Phase 2 of the governor’s reopening plan, which was announced Jan. 28, restaurants can reopen at a maximum 25% capacity and a limit of six people per table. Photo courtesy of Kent Downtown Partnership
Restaurant reprieve: State to relax some indoor restrictions
By Jerry Cornfield • January 28, 2021 4:30 pm

On Monday, area restaurants and certain entertainment venues may resume indoor service, the governor said.

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National Guard troops, pictured Jan. 11 at the state Capitol in Olympia, have been on standby in case of violent protests. (Photo by Roger Harnack, Cheney Free Press)
At the state Capitol, a quiet day amid...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 21, 2021 12:23 pm

There were no protests or arrests as troopers patrolled and the National Guard assumed a lower profile.

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Democrats in the Washington State House are proposing to pay for transportation improvements partly by raising the gas tax by 18 cents. (Sound Publishing file photo)
House Democrats lay out massive $26B transportation package...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 19, 2021 1:34 pm

An 18-cent gas tax increase and a fee on carbon emissions would fund new roads and more.

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Jay Inslee takes the oath of office for his third term as governor. (Governor Jay Inslee)
Governor Inslee: We are going forward toward a...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 14, 2021 10:45 am

At the start of an historic third term, the governor is charting a course out of the pandemic.

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