Washington secretary of state certifies election results
Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman has certified the final results of Washington state’s election, two days ahead of the deadline. The state saw its second-highest turnout percentage, with 84.14 percent of the state’s nearly 4.9 million voters casting a ballot. Continue reading at KOMO4 TV. (Ted S. Warren)
What’s Between 30 Million Americans and an Eviction Tsunami?
We’ve all been so concerned about the transition on Jan. 20 that many of us have forgotten another critical date for American democracy: Dec. 31. That’s when the federal eviction moratorium — which has held the pandemic-related eviction tsunami at bay — expires. After that date, more than 30 million Americans are at risk of losing their homes. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Woody Harrington)
How Washington state is preparing for COVID-19 vaccine’s arrival
That medical experts have warned of a winter surge of the coronavirus since the early days of the now year-old pandemic doesn’t make the lived reality of it any less sobering. Cases are surging in almost every state, and exponential growth promises a long and deadly season, adding to the 1.4 million lives globally claimed so far by the pandemic, including more than 259,000 in the U.S. and more than 2,655 in Washington state. Continue reading at The Kitsap Sun. (Hans Pennink)
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Washington secretary of state certifies election results
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Clark County courts suspend jury trials due to surge in COVID-19 cases in community
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Frito-Lay in Vancouver closes due to COVID-19 outbreak
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Everett Herald (subscription required)
COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise
Cannabis sales surge, proving pot is pandemic-proof
Everett council looks to fund fireworks, Jetty Island ferry
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WaPo Comment: What World AIDS Day tells us about this pandemic
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International Examiner
New 37th District legislator Kirsten Harris-Talley is ready to represent the Chinatown-ID, southeast Seattle: “I’m inherently optimistic about what’s possible” (Harris-Talley, Hackney)
Restaurants in the Chinatown-ID brace themselves for new COVID-19 dining restrictions
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
How Washington state is preparing for COVID-19 vaccine’s arrival
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CDC-convened panel votes to add nursing home residents to first phase of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
News Tribune
Pierce County hospitals facing onslaught of new COVID-19 cases
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Purple trash bags will start appearing on Tacoma’s Eastside. Will homeless use them?
New York Times
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U.K. Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine, a First in the West
What’s Between 30 Million Americans and an Eviction Tsunami?
U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug
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Thurston County adds 64 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
Here are the latest COVID-19 case numbers confirmed Tuesday in Washington state
Washington woman in court on fraud charges uncovered by L&I
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WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance
Two more die of COVID-19 in Clallam
Port Townsend Leader
Three more cases of COVID-19 reported in Jefferson County
Puget Sound Business Journal
SBA releases detailed PPP data identifying all borrowers, specific loan amounts
State unveils app for Covid contact notifications
U.S. senators announce $908B stimulus proposal
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Boeing Nears Max Deal With Ryanair in Win for Embattled Jet
It’s past time for the Donald Trump and Loren Culp election sideshows to go dark
CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test
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Skagit Valley Herald
Resource officers work to staying connected to students
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Skagit County train tracks part of tampering campaign
South Seattle Emerald
Skyway event to provide healthcare resources, COVID-19 testing, and metro cards
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Spokesman Review
Lawmakers, activists set ambitious agenda for police reform (Johnson, Goodman)
Record numbers of ballots cast in Washington but failed candidate questions results
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Airway Heights prison faces 64 new COVID-19 cases in inmates overnight
Tri-City Herald
‘Taken too soon.’ Tri-Cities area COVID deaths climb to 199
Facing fines and loss of liquor licenses, 2 Tri-Cities bars stop serving indoors
Pasco business owner charged with defrauding state L&I for interpreter services
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Walla Walla suspect in murder pleads guilty to lesser charge
Monday return still in play for Dayton students
Washington Post
Barr says he hasn’t seen fraud that could affect the election outcome
Britain first country to grant Pfizer coronavirus vaccine emergency authorization
Justice Dept. investigated potential ‘bribery-for-pardon’ scheme involving White House
States race to craft their own economic relief plans, frustrated with federal inaction
More than half of emergency small-business funds went to larger businesses, new data shows
Yakima Herald Republic
117 new coronavirus cases Tuesday in Yakima County. New testing site opens this weekend in Sunnyside
Washington state shares little data about public schools and whether coronavirus is spreading, or not
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Alaska Airlines, Washington National Guard ready to take part in coronavirus vaccine rollout
Washington companies commit $2 billion to racial equity initiatives
Washington state reviewing CDC’s shortened quarantine guidelines
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CDC advisers recommend who should get COVID-19 vaccine first
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Thousands of Washington residents receive overpayment notices for unemployment benefits
Seattle researchers expand human trial of COVID-19 treatment
State’s eviction moratorium expires at end of December
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Skagit County businesses fined, warned over COVID-19 mask violations
Washington secretary of state certifies election results
After another night of protests and vandalism, Capitol Hill businesses seek relief
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KNKX FM
Senator details proposals to improve state’s unemployment system (Keiser)
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KUOW FM
Millions Face Bitter Winter If Congress Fails To Extend Relief Programs
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Snohomish County 5-year-old exposed to coronavirus, unknowingly spreads it to family
The US added 4M COVID-19 cases in November, more than most countries reported all year
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Robert Reich explains “the dangers of an economy that is too out of whack.”
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WA misses deadline to bring foster kids back from out-of-state homes
Scientists say WA wildfire management must go beyond forests
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Washington Secretary of State Wyman certifies 2020 election results
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