Washington temporarily bans use of credit scores to set insurance rates
Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has issued an emergency rule prohibiting insurers from using credit scoring to set rates for personal property for three years after the current coronavirus pandemic is declared over. Continue reading at KING 5 News.
Washington overtime bill gets House hearing
Farmworkers said Tuesday they are worried about losing money, joining employers in asking lawmakers to add a limited harvest-season exemption to Washington’s coming agricultural overtime law. Continue reading at The Capital Press. (Don Jenkins)
Boulder, Atlanta mass shootings stirring up gun debate in Washington state
The mass shootings in Boulder and Atlanta are igniting new calls for gun control and a heated debate all over the country. Here in Washington state, one high profile bill is still alive in the state legislature after previous gun control measures have failed. Eight lives were lost in Atlanta and 10 were lives lost in Boulder during back-to-back mass shootings. Lawmakers said the killings are a wake-up call. Continue reading at KOMO 4 News. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Emergency rule bans credit scoring in Washington for 3 years
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Ex-Washington state auditor exhausts appeals, faces prison
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Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution
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Aberdeen Daily World
New health director starts with plenty to do
GH commissioners pass resolution opposing Wild Olympics bill
U.S. vaccine hesitancy could mean 4.6 million more COVID-19 cases
As bill progresses, Rochester High prepares to again re-evaluate its native imagery (Lekanoff)
Commentary: If we don’t expand our democracy now, we’ll lose it
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Letter: Mill Creek Dam
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Here are the latest COVID-19 case numbers confirmed Tuesday in Washington state
Pot sales booming in Washington during COVID pandemic, report shows
All seven Whatcom regions see COVID infection rates decrease, but one remains above 300
Whatcom sees 25 new COVID cases, but state vaccine supply is ‘on the cusp of abundance’
Quick facts about housing in Whatcom County
Couples who filed taxes together could get stimulus checks in two payments, IRS says
High blood sugar may worsen outcomes for hospitalized COVID patients, study finds
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Harris emerges from Florida visit with a leading role fighting COVID vaccine hesitancy
Capital Press
Washington overtime bill gets House hearing
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Conservation groups sue to reinstate ‘critical habitat’ for spotted owl
Columbian
In Our View: Keeping water clean is essential for future
The Daily News
Cowlitz County directs law enforcement to ignore ‘unconstitutional mandates’ related to Second Amendment
El Sol De Yakima (available in English via Google Translate)
Yakima parks reopen as part of Phase 3
Everett Herald (subscription required)
All Snohomish County residents could be vaccinated by August
Insurers told to stop using credit scores to set rates (Mullet)
Urgent responses to the Blake decision emerge in Olympia (Mullet, Dhingra, Jinkins, Hobbs)
What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance
When will we declare victory over COVID-19?
When will children be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Comment: GOP’s efforts to curtail voting may backfire on it
Comment: U.S. can power ahead as rest of world struggles
Editorial: State needs better watch on pet store puppy sales (Walen)
Letter: Working families need state tax credit
High Country News
These are your state’s gun laws
Can cloud seeding help the West’s drought?
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Pierce County Council will hire an investigator to examine sheriff’s conduct
Phase 3 means more hours and patrons for Kitsap businesses
Some police reform bills advancing through Legislature, others stalled
News Tribune (subscription required)
Text-based HelpKitchen connects Tacomans with 5,000 free meals a week
Here are Tuesday’s COVID-19 case numbers for Pierce County
To improve COVID-19 vaccine access, Black faith leaders opened up a Tacoma church
Court: Amtrak, not engineer, liable for deadly 2017 derailment near DuPont
Pierce council seeks investigator to examine sheriff’s run-in with Black newspaper carrier
Hello, next phase: Grocer, other area entities ramp up COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Editorial: Washington state Death with Dignity law is due for update. But how much is too much?
Half a stimulus check? Some confused after receiving only part of $1,400 payment
New York Times
Live Updates: ‘Shame!’ Schumer and McConnell Square Off in Voting Rights Hearing
Opinion: How to Reduce Shootings
Biden Seeks Assault Weapons Ban and Background Checks
Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Guns.
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Olympian (subscription required)
The pandemic revealed the need for locally produced food. This Matlock woman stepped up
How many catalytic converters have been stolen in Olympia this year? 37, police say
Thurston County reports another COVID-19 death and 15 cases Tuesday
2 cases of South Africa’s coronavirus variant have been identified in Thurston County
Here are the latest COVID-19 case numbers confirmed Tuesday in Washington state
Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County courthouse offices reopening
Clallam County’s first roundabout slated
Clallam County PUD votes 2-1 to support Snake River dams
WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance
Minimum age 18 now for Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s vaccine shots in Sequim
Column: The Orca Task Force
Port Townsend Leader
Jefferson County holds first mass vaccination event
Puget Sound Business Journal
‘Dystopian nightmare’ state of downtown scares off investors, Seattle broker says
SBA PPP loan forgiveness accelerates, new report shows
Microsoft global survey shows ‘hybrid work’ is here to stay
Opinion: Environmental goals and economic opportunity can (and must) co-exist
Study: Washington is one of the top-ranked states to find a remote job
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How Seattle’s COVID ‘vaccine chasers’ are lucking out — or getting left out
Seattle’s first hotel for homeless people opens downtown Wednesday; here’s a look inside
Former Washington state auditor faces prison over tax fraud
4 months after Pierce County sheriff’s theft call, Tacoma police take incident report
Washington insurance commissioner puts temporary ban on credit scoring for personal property insurance amid COVID-19 pandemic (Das)
America’s other deadly contagion has come roaring back
Pierce County Council will hire investigator to probe Sheriff Ed Troyer’s conduct
Editorial: Overturned drug law is in Legislature’s court
Skagit Valley Herald
La Conner School District narrows down superintendent search
Spokesman Review
Opinion: Shawn Vestal: ‘This isn’t who we are’? EWU president takes on the twin plagues of racism and equivocation about racism
Stimulating Spokane: Previous rounds of assistance checks went to essentials, savings; third round might be different
Officer ‘justified’ in killing elderly woman in jail lobby, Spokane prosecutor decides
Permanent fix to Peaceful Valley landslide threat likely months away, but city continuing South Gorge Trail work
Global Supertanker in prime position to soak wildfires in Western states
State and federal lawmakers push gun control bills in wake of Georgia, Colorado shootings
Tri-City Herald
Mother and disabled son safe after raging 3-alarm fire guts Richland duplex
Tri-City Americans off to 1-1 start in shortened WHL season
Here are the latest COVID-19 case numbers confirmed Tuesday in Washington state
Rural Walla Walla fire chief blames pandemic for getting caught in Tri-Cities sex sting
WSU COVID cases spike and Benton cases top 15,000. Vaccine appointments available
She was looking for her dead husband’s car when she pulled a gun, say Kennewick police
Benton deputies stop one suspected drunk driver and a 2nd sideswipes the patrol car
Tri-Cities trailing U.S. in vaccinations against COVID. More to be eligible soon
Didier calls for committee to help decide Tri-Cities school reopenings
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Washington state opens more fully in third phase; Umatilla County to begin vaccinating more groups
2 new coronavirus cases in Walla Walla County Tuesday, no new deaths
1,100 people, including students and teachers, vaccinated in second clinic at Wildhorse Casino
Indoor visits at Walla Walla long-term care facilities signal hope and return of normalcy
COVID-19 numbers remain low, vaccines up in Umatilla, Walla Walla counties
Washington Post
Terror in a Boulder supermarket: How the King Soopers shooting unfolded
Shootings spur Biden to call for tighter gun rules
Deaths from coronavirus on the rise worldwide after weeks of decline, warns WHO
Biden administration eyes extended ban on renter evictions as stimulus delays, landlord lawsuits loom
Nearly half of schools are open full-time, survey finds
Yakima Herald Republic
Many of Yakima’s fire trucks have been out for repair lately.The city is looking for funds to replace them
Former Washington state auditor faces prison over tax fraud
City of Yakima’s irrigation season begins April 1
Astria Health files complaint against former billing collection vendor
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington temporarily bans use of credit scores to set insurance rates
One year after Washington’s stay-at-home orders, a hopeful road ahead for some workers
Washington officials push to be home base for firefighting 747
Growing homeless camp on Seattle’s Capitol Hill underscores citywide issue
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Boulder, Colorado, mass shooting revives gun control push
Pierce County Council asks for investigation after sheriff called police on Black delivery driver
Emergency rule temporarily bans credit scoring to set insurance rates
Frustrations over lack of hate crime charges in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District attack
Redmond launches ‘You Stay, We Pay’ tourism program
Seattle councilmember targets compromise on proposed SPD budget cut
Lawmakers debate gun laws following Colorado, Georgia mass shootings
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
In some states, all adults are eligible for COVID vaccine. Should Washington state follow?
Not guilty plea by local alleged Proud Boys leader to charges linked to Jan. 6 riot in DC
Businesses still reeling from the West Seattle Bridge closure one year ago
Boulder, Atlanta mass shootings stirring up gun debate in Washington state (Kuderer)
Rainier Beach COVID-19 vaccination hubs aims to reduce vaccine hesitancy
KNKX FM
Emergency order in WA suspends use of credit score to set insurance rates for 3 years
KUOW FM
Updates on the pandemic in the Northwest
After Boulder Shooting, Vice President Harris Says Senate Needs To Act
New Data Highlight Disparities In Students Learning In Person
KXLY (ABC)
WA Lawmakers want to change the way sexually violent predators are released into the community
Emergency rule bans credit scoring in Washington for 3 years
Former Washington state auditor faces prison over tax fraud
Q13 TV (Fox)
Pierce County Council wants independent investigation of sheriff’s 911 call on Black newspaper carrier
IRS compensation means people to not pay taxes on $10,200 worth of unemployment benefits
City of Woodland fined after council members go without face masks
Federal Way Public Schools to offer in-person graduations for the Class of 2021
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Crosscut
Vashon Island isn’t avoiding vaccines this time around
Opinion: WA Senate must restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people
City council backs off from deeper cuts to Seattle Police Department
More Black and Latinx people in Washington are getting vaccines
MyNorthwest
Washington State Hospital Association CEO: ‘COVID is not done with us’
Two recent mass shootings reignite local, national gun control discussions
State Insurance Commissioner prohibits insurers from using credit scores to set rates
Bill requiring paddlesport safety course stalls, but boating laws still apply
Seattle traffic engineer: ‘Our street design is harming people’
Pierce County Council to conduct investigation into sheriff who called police on Black delivery driver
Seattle councilmember targets compromise on proposed SPD budget cut
Northshore educator insists Seattle attack was hate crime, says legal system ignores Asian Americans
Snohomish Lions Club reuses plastic bags for community benches
Gov. Inslee, local leaders speak out against ‘horrendous surge’ in violence against Asian-Americans
Slog
Seattle Is Trying to Murder Rats in a Way That Doesn’t Also Murder Birds
Conservative Lobbyists Suck at Jokes (Pollet)
West Seattle Blog
West Seattle Bridge closure, 1 year later: 5 things happening now