How to know when you can get vaccinated in Washington state
Nobody said distributing a brand new vaccine to more than 200 million people over about seven months would be easy. But the confusion over how, when and where to get a COVID-19 vaccine has been overwhelming. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Ted S. Warren)
A guide to Washington’s 2021 legislative session
Amid a background of civil unrest that led Gov. Jay Inslee to activate the National Guard for safety, the Washington state legislature commenced last week for their 2021 session. Despite the in-person first gathering in Olympia, lawmakers agreed to rules to hold a mostly remote 2021 session due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading at Seattle PI. (Didier Marti)
What Washington’s economic recovery could look like
How can Washington state best rebuild its economy after COVID-19? Help people at immediate risk of crises related to housing, food, childcare, or employment. Offer small businesses relief — and help the hospitality and leisure industries, particularly. Support the aerospace and manufacturing industries. Ensure healthcare security. Expand Internet access. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Steve Bloom)
Associated Press
Washington National Guard members activated for inauguration
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Aberdeen Daily World
Planning starts for mass vaccinations in county
Board of Health votes to end county syringe exchange program
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Gov. Jay Inslee announces plans to ramp up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in state
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Washington’s HealthPlanFinder used by more than 2 million in 2020
Gov. Inslee announces vaccine plan changes to ramp up pace as state moves into Phase 1B
Watch: Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee updated COVID vaccine plan Monday (Jan. 18)
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Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans
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Farmers pan Washington governor’s unemployment tax plan
Gebbers Farms appeals $2 million fine
New executive director joins Washington FFA
Farm groups ask Inslee to revise COVID housing rules
Columbian
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Clark County Fairgrounds will be one of mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in Washington
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Virtual Vancouver City Council meeting interrupted by ‘upsetting and shocking’ comments
The Daily News
Herrera Beutler works hard to spread facts about Jan. 6, says her decision was personal not political
Everett Herald (subscription required)
$300 unemployment supplement headed to bank accounts
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a time of tumult
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Letter: Black history should be part of all U.S. history
Inslee: New vaccination phase includes everyone 65 and older
Bills to reopen schools and restaurants get hearings (Fey)
Watch: Gov. Jay Inslee press conference on vaccination plans
What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance
WaPo Comment: Why we can’t have nice things, like an inauguration
The Inlander
Why is it taking so long to give out lifesaving vaccines in Washington state?
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Heavy rainfall, errors in judgment contribute to Bainbridge treatment plant spill
Olympic Sports Center, city of Bremerton reach agreement to allow soccer to continue
State seeks order to halt indoor dining at That One Place in Port Orchard
Wait for charging decision in Black man’s death almost over amid focus on racial justice
Kitsap schools forming new sports league for pandemic play
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County surpasses 30,000 COVID cases. One more death reported
Tacoma to recognize winners of MLK Jr. service awards virtually on Monday
Editorial: Our mountain is Tahoma, not Rainier. Now’s the time for Washington to change name
Looks like we can eat inside some restaurants again if they take these COVID-19 steps
New York Times
The Words of Martin Luther King Jr. Reverberate in a Tumultuous Time
Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble.
Pressure Grows for States to Open Vaccines to More Groups of People
After Capitols Become Fortresses, Far-Right Protesters Are Mostly a No-Show
One Year, 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths: How the U.S. Guaranteed Its Own Failure
Capitol Attack Could Fuel Extremist Recruitment For Years, Experts Warn
Live Updates: Washington Braces for Biden’s Inauguration and Trump’s Impeachment Trial
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Pandemic Teacher Shortages Imperil In-Person Schooling
Live Updates: Biden’s Nominees Face Hearings as Trump Plans Final Pardons
Olympian (subscription required)
What Washington’s economic recovery could look like
Washington’s HealthPlanFinder used by more than 2 million in 2020
Two more killed by virus in Thurston as county reaches 5,829 cases
Coronavirus updates: State DOH’s phase finder helps determine vaccine eligibility; TPS preparing for return to in-person learning
Gov. Inslee announces vaccine plan changes to ramp up pace as state moves into Phase 1B
Washington state Capitol Campus security continues to deter large protests
Here’s what would be funded in Gov. Inslee’s extra-large capital budget proposal
Third Aberdeen inmate dies from COVID-19, DOC says
Biden picks transgender woman for assistant health secretary. Who is Rachel Levine?
Peninsula Daily News
WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance
COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Peninsula to resume Tuesday
More than 1,300 in Clallam County receive shot for COVID-19
Port Townsend Leader
Jefferson Healthcare expands vaccines to 80-year-olds
COVID-19 case count in JeffCo rises to 272
Puget Sound Business Journal
Bellevue insiders share strategies for growth and what’s next for the city
Former Gov. Locke to continue serving as Bellevue College’s interim president
Seattle has 4th highest bidding-war rate in US, report says
Opinion: What you need to know about the ‘JumpStart Seattle’ tax
Seattle businesses start to sort through rules of the city’s complex new payroll tax
State widens Covid vaccine eligibility, announces public-private partnership to boost distribution
Affordable housing initiatives by Amazon, Microsoft put spotlight on Bellevue officials
Opinion: We can advance real social equality in Washington
Seattle Times (subscription required)
What should be ‘national priority No. 1’? Here’s what Washingtonians want out of the Biden presidency
Will standardized testing in Washington schools survive the pandemic?
Amid a swarm of strife, a source of strength at annual Seattle MLK Day march
Inslee sets goal of 45,000 COVID-19 vaccinations a day in Washington; everyone 65 and older eligible now
How a diverse school district is using a strategy usually reserved for ‘gifted’ students to boost everyone
Seattle Weekly
King County implements 0.01% sales tax to raise money for housing the homeless
Skagit Valley Herald
Report says salmon need more help
North Region falling short in two COVID-19 metrics
South Seattle Emerald
HEAL Act, “the cornerstone of any environmental policy,” makes its way through Legislature (Saldaña, Lekanoff)
Inslee: Increased vaccinations, eligibility umbrella, plus creation of private-public vaccine partnership
Freedom-dreaming is what will save us
Two bills on cop discipline illustrate limits of labor support for police reform (Nguyen, Salomon)
Inslee announces comprehensive climate policy for Washington’s 2021-2023 budget (Lovelett, Carlyle)
Spokesman Review
Police reform in focus during first week of state Legislature (Johnson, Entenman, Lovick, Goodman, Nguyen)
Tri-City Herald
WA state bill would reopen theaters, restaurants, gyms. You can testify from home (Mullet)
Thousands of Tri-Citians receive a COVID vaccine. These clinics are preparing to give more
USA Today
Joe Biden pledges to address pay, systemic racism: ‘Black and Latino unemployment gap remains too large’
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Washington Post
Biden heading to Washington on eve of swearing-in; Senate holding five confirmation hearings
Biden selects transgender doctor Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary
Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors
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Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington starts COVID-19 vaccine Phase 1B with lower age threshold and adds more mass vaccine sites
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PhaseFinder tool has new features to determine your COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Washington
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Northwest African American Museum’s MLK celebration goes virtual, socially distant for 2021
Ridership on Washington ferries plummeted in 2020
Washington grocery workers want ‘hazard pay’ back as COVID-19 cases keep rising
Seattle police officer allegedly refused to wear mask inside a hospital
National Guard, state troopers to remain at Capitol in Olympia through Inauguration Day
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KIRO7 TV (CBS)
WA’s new vaccine plan includes everyone 65 and older as state aims to vaccinate 45,000 people per day
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Seattle march commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Inslee: State to speed up COVID vaccines, expand eligibility to age 65 and up
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UW lab testing to determine if faster-spreading COVID-19 variant is in Washington state
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New COVID-19 variant found in the Pacific Northwest
Investigation underway after SPD officer reportedly refused to wear mask inside ER
Sunday protests quiet, but officials brace for more
Total COVID-19 cases in Washington near 290,000
KNKX FM
National Guard and private companies like Starbucks, Microsoft to help speed vaccinations in WA
Orcas return to British Columbia spot where they haven’t been seen since 1995
KUOW FM
65+ now eligible for Covid vaccine in WA; National Guard to help speed vaccinations
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National Guard and private companies like Starbucks, Microsoft to help speed vaccinations in WA
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NW Public Radio
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Q13 TV (Fox)
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Loren Culp drops lawsuit alleging election fraud in Washington state
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Crosscut
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How to know when you can get vaccinated in Washington state
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MyNorthwest
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A guide to Washington’s 2021 legislative session (Johnson)
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Slog
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West Seattle Blog
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