Washington Department of Health launches Care-a-Van mobile vaccination unit
The Washington State Department of Health has launched its mobile Covid-19 vaccine unit, called Care-a-Van, Secretary of Health Umair Shah said during a media briefing Wednesday morning. The creation of the mobile unit comes at a time where demand for the vaccine is waning and the state is approaching a full reopening date of June 30. Continue reading at Puget Sound Business Journal. (Anthony Bolante)
Communities on the Margins Brace for End of the Eviction Moratorium
Washington’s statewide eviction moratorium expires on June 30, leaving a large number of low-income and vulnerable residents at risk of eviction, even as they struggle to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. State and local governments stepped in to prevent evictions by passing new renters’ rights bills while the pandemic raged through Washington. Hundreds of millions of dollars have poured into rental assistance programs, largely from the massive federal government spending plan passed under the Trump administration. The American Rescue Plan Act, passed in March under the Biden administration, will push those numbers higher. Continue reading at South Seattle Emerald. (Aaron Souza)
Opinion: Sen. Andy Billig, Rep. Timm Ormsby, and Rep. Marcus Riccelli: Focus on key priorities made historic 2021 session a success
When a crisis bears down, you can panic, ignore it and hope for the best, or confront it head-on. We chose to confront the COVID-19 pandemic with every available legislative tool to protect and help workers, families, and small businesses that were hit hardest. That’s the story of the 2021 legislative session, the first mostly remote session in our state’s history, and one that we believe put our state on a more sustainable path for generations to come. Continue reading at Spokesman Review.
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