Coronavirus has closed Washington’s schools, at least through summer. When will it be safe to return?
closed schools to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. On Monday, he extended the closure through the end of the school year. But it’s difficult for the more than 1 million students currently at home to know exactly when they’ll return to learning in classrooms with their peers: figuring out when school should resume requires a tricky calculus. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Linda Yan)
State to offer grants to small businesses to weather COVID-19 ‘storm’
Washington will offer grants to small businesses with as many as 10 employees to help them “weather the storm” of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday. The Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grants, to help with rent or other expenses, will be limited to $10,000 for a business, and the total, which comes from the Governor’s Strategic Reserve Fund, is currently limited to $5 million at this point. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Ted S. Warren)
Inslee: Special session likely because of virus outbreak
The state Legislature may be called back for a special session because of the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday. The Legislature isn’t scheduled to return until next January, but Inslee said it was probable legislators may need to return, “given the extent of the economic damage that we have suffered.” Continue reading at The Peninsula Daily News.
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