Virus to have longstanding effect on state budget
Even once Washington’s economy fully reopens, the effect on state revenues from the coronavirus shutdown is expected to be felt for months and maybe years to come. Continue reading at Peninsula Daily News. (Elaine Thompson)
When Is It Safe To Ease Social Distancing? Here’s What One Model Says For Each State
Across the U.S., state leaders are grappling with the challenging decision of when to relax the social distancing restrictions that have helped keep COVID-19 in check. Already this week, Georgia’s governor has allowed businesses such as gyms, hair salons and movie theaters to reopen — despite not meeting many of the White House’s guidelines for Phase 1 of reopening. South Carolina’s governor has taken a similar tack — including reopening the state’s beaches. Continue reading at NPR. (Dustin Chambers)
Some construction can resume with COVID-19 worker protections, Inslee announces
Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday began to reopen Washington’s economy, announcing that low-risk residential and commercial construction can resume as long as builders protect their workers from the new coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Drew Perine)
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Virus to have longstanding effect on state budget
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Virus: Seattle closes more streets to ease social distancing
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Ruling due Monday in tribal case over virus relief funding
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Psychiatric hospital nurses call for administrative change
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Many states fall short of mandate to track virus exposure
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Aberdeen Daily World
City outlines closure process for City Hall homeless camp
Auburn Reporter
Auburn mayor asks governor to restore streamlined sales tax funds
Inslee gives construction a green light
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air receive nearly $1 billion from federal government
Whatcom reports 5 positive tests linked to coronavirus, no deaths Sunday
Whatcom changes restaurant, tavern permits to aid in coronavirus recovery
Bellingham small-business owners struggle to find financing during coronavirus changes
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Bellingham mayor cancels all citywide events through end of August to curb coronavirus
Whatcom Unified Command opens isolation facility at Motel 6 in Bellingham
Washington state reports 202 new COVID-19 cases
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Washington state passes 13,000 COVID-19 cases, reports 738 deaths
For fourth straight day, Whatcom sees one new coronavirus case, no deaths Saturday
Thousands of Bellingham residents sew 12,000 masks for workers fighting coronavirus
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Whatcom Unified Command opens isolation facility at Motel 6 in Bellingham
Bellingham students will see a commencement despite coronavirus, superintendent says
Coronavirus updates: More than 2 million in state receive payments; Pierce County reports 25 new cases
Will state road projects resume with lifting of COVID-19 construction restrictions?
State, inmates’ attorney clash over COVID-19 early release plan
Some construction can resume with COVID-19 worker protections, Inslee announces
State won’t release more vulnerable inmates after split Supreme Court ruling
Bothell Reporter
COVID-19 outbreak creates silver lining for Kenmore’s West Sammamish River Bridge project
Capital Press
Inslee eases limits on home builders
Craft brewers see demand plunge amid virus closures
Severe drought bisects Washington
Riverence lays off employees at Clear Springs Food
Columbian
GOP lawmakers in Washington discuss their proposal to reopen sectors of the economy
In Our View: We all agree, increased testing is the key
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Everett Herald (subscription required)
Governor gives construction a green light — with constraints
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Around Snohomish County, food banks face double the need
As pandemic drags on, mental health clients, services adapt
Edmonds may fund $1,000 cash payments for coronavirus relief
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Commentary: County’s mayors readying path to restart economy
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Journal of the San Juan Islands
SeaDoc Society awards Salish Sea Science Prize to crab team
San Juan Island School District schools receive recognition
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Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
History is happening. Groups want you to preserve COVID-19 memories and artifacts now.
With lacking testing data, Kitsap health officials look at new ways to track coronavirus’ spread
Bremerton Fire Department training new hires in-house during pandemic
More than a month into COVID-19 crisis, some still can’t get unemployment glitches fixed
Stay-at-home fatigue? As social restrictions exceed a month, Kitsap leaders focus on encouraging residents to stick it out
As Nimitz prepares to depart, thousands of Bremerton sailors tested for COVID-19
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IRS ‘Get My Payment’ tool will get critical update
New York Times
CDC adds new symptoms to its list of possible COVID-19 signs
Large, troubled companies got bailout money in coronavirus small-business loan program
An ESPN commercial hints at advertising’s deepfake future
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Europe’s Privacy Law Hasn’t Shown Its Teeth, Frustrating Advocates
Vaccine Rates Drop Dangerously as Parents Avoid Doctor’s Visits
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Olympian
Thurston County COVID-19 cases grow to 100, but most patients have recovered, data show
Washington state reports 202 new COVID-19 cases
Tenants and landlords brace for COVID-19 impact on May 1
Olympia’s homeless response coordinator resigns, leaving city to spread out duties
CIELO adapts, expands services for Latino community in response to COVID-19
Some construction can resume with COVID-19 worker protections, Inslee announces
Peninsula Daily News
Just Soup provides curbside service
Brothers make face shields with 3-D printer
Economic stimulus money expected to go quickly
Jefferson County PUD creating new WiFi hotspots
Preparing for the next wave
Inslee allows some construction (Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Wall St warns rescue scheme will exclude many companies
Large, troubled companies got bailout money in small-business loan program
As states push to reopen, business leaders say not so fast
Opinion: Washington hospitals face financial crisis
Seattle instates 15% cap on third-party delivery apps to help restaurants
Got your PPP check? Congrats, now get ready for intense federal scrutiny
Bill introduced in House could allow cannabis companies to receive federal aid
Construction to resume in Washington after monthlong shutdown
Renton Reporter
Report shows severity of COVID-19 impacts on hotels nationwide
Seattle Times (subscription required)
With May rent looming, some Seattle tenants eye ‘rent strikes’ as coronavirus continues to upend lives
South King County cities fear their small-town flavor could be lost to coronavirus pandemic
Times Watchdog: At Burien mental-health facility for teens, a rare coronavirus outbreak and a death
Boeing CEO: Air travel won’t return to 2019 level for two to three years
Ishisaka: Drastic times call for radical response to homelessness
LA Times: Big beach crowds test California’s coronavirus stay-at-home exhortations
With recycling’s dirty truths exposed, Washington works toward a cleaner, more sustainable system
Doctors’ practices are hurt by coronavirus pandemic, just when they’re most needed
The stimulus checks are ‘gone already’ for many Washington residents. Here’s where the money went.
Talton: The Seattle that existed before March is gone forever. Can we be at the forefront of a new normal for the economy?
Op-Ed: Federal agencies are failing to protect essential workers
Editorial: Measuring the prevalence of COVID-19
Editorial: West Seattle Bridge is a regional crisis
Op-Ed: Pandemic exposes our neglect of children, families
Seattle Weekly
Gyms, fitness centers must allow members to cancel memberships or face legal consequences
Spokesman Review
On the Front Lines: Spokane mom empowers young women to continue working toward their goals amid coronavirus crisis
How Prosser’s rural hospital is testing and treating COVID-19
Spokane City Council asks state to allow curbside cocktails during coronavirus shutdown
Spin Control: Inslee stays close to home but he’s all over the airwaves; songs for a pandemic
Tests of workers at Central Washington orchard finds dozens of COVID-19 cases without symptoms
Washington DOC sues federal government over chemicals that tainted food from Airway Heights prison
Fishing, golfing restrictions may be relaxed soon, Inslee says during S-R forum
Opinion: Dr. Bob Lutz: Maintaining positive trajectory requires staying the course
Opinion: Rep. Jenny Graham: Releasing criminals early will make our families and communities less safe
Tri-City Herald
‘Enemy that needs to be defeated.’ Army deploys Tri-Cities nurse to fight new threat
Suicides surge in Benton County in seven weeks since coronavirus outbreak
Tri-Cities students won’t get ‘Fs.’ But what will report cards look like?
New study shows how many Tri-Cities residents are staying home to fight coronavirus
2nd Harvest to give out 600 more food boxes in Tri-Cities
50 convicted Tri-Cities felons to get early prison release during pandemic
Too soon to ease Tri-Cities restrictions, say health officials. Cases still increasing
CBC cancels 2020 graduation ceremony. All fall classes pushed online
Tri-Cities high school drive-thru serves caps and gowns to graduating seniors
Editorial: People are losing faith with Inslee’s stay-home rule. He must get it back
USA Today
Federal coronavirus strategy lurches as plans to help states change, then change again
Doctors find more cases of ‘COVID toes’ in dermatological registry. Here’s what they learned.
What we know about coronavirus keeps changing. Here’s all the things you may have missed.
Supreme Court requires government to pay health insurers under Affordable Care Act
Vancouver Business Journal
Vancouver landlords now required to wear PPE in dwelling units
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Sheriff dials back on request for reopening; health department makes plans
Editorial: How to give students grades in pandemic should be local decision
Washington Post
Social distancing could last months, White House coronavirus coordinator says
U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, exceeding number attributed to covid-19
Italy to ease the West’s longest virus lockdown
McConnell’s rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say
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White House is reviewing expanded guidance on reopening society
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Letter grades get erased from school, with little consensus on how to replace them
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Whidbey News-Times
Schools adapt to pandemic closures
Earth Day-themed presentation goes on — quarantine style
Sno-Isle Libraries takes storytimes, book clubs and pub trivia online
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima vs. COVID-19: In a time of uncertainty, medical students respond to community needs
Within weeks, Yakima County’s economy goes from rosy to gloom
Editorial: Data, metrics for reopening economy should be shared
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Real-time updates: US states each chart their own path on reopening
Complaints of overcrowding, homeless on Metro Transit buses
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KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Inslee expected to give update on recreational activities
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Anglers protest order preventing them from fishing
Shuttered businesses begin to reopen in some states
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Sailors on Everett-based Navy ship test positive for coronavirus
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First COVID-19 death confirmed in Mason County
Farmworkers test positive for COVID-19 at Washington orchard
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New poll says Washington residents more concerned about public health than the economy
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KOMO4 TV (ABC)
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With construction projects restarting, thousands soon will return to work
KNKX FM
Pandemic results in big changes to the program training people how to run ventilators
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KUOW FM
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Q13 TV (Fox)
Teachers say engaging students during distance learning is challenging
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Crosscut
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SLOG
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