Case of 2019 novel coronavirus confirmed in Washington state resident
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday confirmed a case of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a Snohomish County resident. While the risk to the general public is low, DOH is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Snohomish Health District to identify and contact all those who may have come in contact with the infected traveler. These individuals will be monitored for fever and respiratory symptoms. Continue reading at The Auburn Reporter.
The politics of our homelessness emergency: ‘Extraordinary measures’ that never seem to come
It’s been four years, eleven weeks and three days since officials in the state’s urban center declared a state of civil emergency — begging the state and others to take “extraordinary measures” in a crisis that was already, they said, “just as devastating to thousands as flood or fire.” Yet the big news now is that the governor and the state Legislature finally are focusing on it. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
State House passes formation of nation’s first statewide ‘Office of Equity’
Legislation (House Bill 1783) aimed at reducing systemic disparities within Washington state government passed off the House floor 56-41 on Monday in Olympia. The bill would set up an Office of Equity within the Governor’s Office and would be tasked with helping state agencies identify practices that perpetuate systemic inequities, recommending best practices and providing implementation and training assistance, according to a House Democrats news release. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration. Continue reading at The Kent Reporter.
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