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    Coronavirus
    Like similar businesses across King, Snohomish and Pierce counties, Bothell restaurant Hana Sushi closed due to public-health concerns. Sound Publishing file photo
    Inslee changes course, says diners won’t have to...
    By Jerry Cornfield • May 16, 2020 2:00 pm

    Restaurants may still ask customers for information that contact tracers could use to stop an outbreak.

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    State to deploy brigade of ‘contact tracers’ to track virus
    State to deploy brigade of ‘contact tracers’ to...
    By Jerry Cornfield • May 13, 2020 5:20 pm

    Force of 1,371 including National Guard will assist local health districts statewide.

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    The third phase of Washington’s reopening will allow recreational sports with five to 50 people, gatherings of fewer than 50 people, all non-essential travel and open facilities like public pools, libraries and museums. This 2019 file photo shows teenagers at the Enumclaw pool. Courtesy photo
    As Washington state slowly reopens, dark clouds hover...
    By Jerry Cornfield • May 7, 2020 12:00 pm

    A new report warns there may be billions of dollars less for programs and services in coming years.

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    Pictured: Riverbend par 3 golf course in Kent. File photo
    Phased reopening in WA: Golf but no haircuts...
    By Jerry Cornfield • May 5, 2020 2:45 pm

    Barber shops, hair salons and limited restaurant dining coming next month.

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    Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s announcement May 1, 2020.
    Gov. Inslee extends stay-home order through May 31
    By Joseph Thompson • May 1, 2020 3:03 pm

    Officials urge the public to continue social distancing.

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    Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s online address April 29, 2020.
    Gov. Inslee to extend stay-home order
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 29, 2020 6:50 pm

    He said he will lay out a clearer timeline for a phased reopening of the state Friday.

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    Nolte State Park is a 117-acre Washington state park located 6 miles northeast of Enumclaw at the western edge of the Cascade Mountains. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks
    Inslee to loosen restrictions on outdoor recreation: “Data,...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 27, 2020 4:25 pm

    Boat ramps, trailheads and golf courses can reopen with social-distancing measures in place.

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    Construction worker installs siding to a building in Snoqualmie. File photo
    Inslee gives construction a green light
    By Joseph Thompson • April 24, 2020 3:22 pm

    It was unclear when sites would re-open, but employees will have to have PPE and stay six feet apart.

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    State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    No one fails: School districts won’t give out...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 22, 2020 3:30 pm

    State Superintendant Chris Reykdal said Wednesday the lowest grade a student can earn is an incomplete.

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    Governor: Many COVID-19 restrictions to linger after May 4
    Governor: Many COVID-19 restrictions to linger after May...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 21, 2020 11:15 pm

    In a televised address, Jay Inslee announced a framework for a very gradual end to social lockdown.

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    Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the virus
    Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 21, 2020 11:10 am

    Swedish Health Services is going through its bank of recovered patients and asking them to donate.

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    Boeing to resume Washington airplane production next week
    Boeing to resume Washington airplane production next week
    By Janice Podsada • April 16, 2020 3:45 pm

    More than 27,000 employees are expected to return to work at the Everett campus starting Monday.

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    Construction at the intersection of Totem Lake Boulevard and NE 124th St. in Kirkland, WA, on Feb. 10, 2020. File photo
    Inslee: We are not close, yet, to lifting...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 15, 2020 8:30 pm

    Governor warns lockdown may last a while, and builders offer path to freeing their industry now.

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