Washington state Department of Health says 400,000 vaccine doses could come this month
The first group who will get the vaccine are high-risk health care workers, as McClatchy previously reported, along with residents and staff at long-term care facilities. There are an estimated 300,000 health care workers that fall in the high-risk category. Continue reading at The Olympian. (TVW)
Unemployment job search requirement suspended through mid-January in Washington
These job search requirements can certainly be confusing to people who have never dealt with this before. The job search requirement is suspended through January 19, 2021, but technically, people do not have to actively seek work until the week of January 24. This is because of the way claims are reported, which is by the week. Continue reading at King 5 News. (King 5 News)
A $4.3M state grant will help provide shelter for homeless
A $4.3 million state grant will pay for new initiatives expected to provide a nightly safe place to stay for about 90 homeless people across Snohomish County, chipping away at a shelter bed shortage that local officials say has swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading at Bellingham Herald.
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