Inslee announces $135 million in economic relief for businesses affected by COVID-19 closures
Amid backlash for new COVID-19 restrictions, Gov. Jay Inslee announced additional economic support for businesses affected by closures. Inslee announced $135 million would be available to Washington businesses and residents facing economic hardships due to recent restrictions and closures. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Colin Mulvany/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Apple Cup canceled due to Washington State’s COVID-19 issues
The Apple Cup has been canceled. Washington had its second game of the season wiped out on Sunday, three days after Washington State announced it could not meet the 53-man scholarship mark to play Saturday’s game against Stanford. The rivalry game was called off after the Cougars were again unable to meet that threshold. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Joshua Bessex)
Biden Will Nominate First Woman to Lead Intelligence, First Latino to Run Homeland Security
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to name several top national security picks on Tuesday, his transition office said, including the first Latino to lead the Department of Homeland Security, the first woman to head the intelligence community and a former secretary of state, John Kerry, to be his climate czar. Continue reading at New York Times. (Stefani Reynolds/Alamy)
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As Black Friday looms, retailers brace for holiday season looking more break than make
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New York Times
Business Leaders, Citing Damage to Country, Urge Trump to Begin Transition
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Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County ends week with 334 COVID-19 cases, the second highest weekly total
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2 South Sound businesses among those fined for COVID-19 mask violations, L&I says
Apple Cup canceled due to Washington State’s COVID-19 issues
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Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County schools back to remote classes
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Port Townsend Leader
Chimacum schools will shift to remote-only teaching Wednesday
Puget Sound Business Journal
Inslee allocates $100M in grants, loans for Washington businesses
Seattle Times (subscription required)
As new COVID-19 restrictions bear down, surviving businesses draw on hard-earned lessons from the spring
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Fish passage studies sought in Skagit River dam relicensing
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New shutdown renews calls for more economic aid
Navy training proposal met with concern
South Seattle Emerald
BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS CONTINUE TO ADAPT TO EVER-CHANGING DINING RESTRICTIONS
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Spokesman Review
Inslee announces $135 million in economic relief for businesses affected by COVID-19 closures (Ormsby)
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Inland Northwest tribes call for Congress to extend deadline for coronavirus emergency spending
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Tri-City Herald
Franklin County only place in WA state to use controversial voting software system
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Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Shalom Project helps Walla Walla Valley veterans focus on wholeness
No school in Dayton today as officials consider next move
Washington state corrections reports third COVID-19-related death
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Walla Walla City Council approves lodging tax budget
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Washington Post
Republican national security experts call on Trump to concede, begin transition
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Yakima Herald Republic
Virginia Mason Memorial in Yakima ‘unwinds’ from Seattle-based Virginia Mason
Apple Cup canceled as Washington State’s COVID-19 issues persist
Yakima County reports 84 new cases of coronavirus, no new deaths
Editorial: Call special session now to give businesses badly needed financial aid
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KING5 TV (NBC)
200 MultiCare workers to strike over coronavirus safety concerns
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KIRO7 TV (CBS)
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Bremerton-Seattle ferry run reduced to one-vessel service for repairs
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Inmate at Walla Walla state prison dies of COVID-19
Dozens gather in Vancouver for no-mask shopping event
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Slog
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