‘A grand experiment’: With first monthly payments to parents set to arrive Thursday, Democrats push to make them permanent
Starting Thursday, families across the United States will receive the first in a series of monthly payments of up to $300 per child that could dramatically cut child poverty and offer a preview of what might become a major part of the American social safety net for years to come – if Democrats get their way. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Molly Quinn)
WA state hits 70 percent goal for administering COVID vaccines to those 16 and older
State health officials on Wednesday announced that the state of Washington had reached a milestone of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to residents. Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah announced that health officials have administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 70 percent of the population ages 16 and older. Continue reading at The Olympian. (PhotoCredit)
Washington social workers claim lack of support from state in after-hours foster care
Seairra’s emotional dilemma that night, captured on a police body camera, is one frequently shared by other current and former DCYF employees who have experience supervising “hard-to-place” foster youth during the night hours. It’s the time of day when the resources are scarce and calling law enforcement for support is widely viewed within the department as the go-to option and sometimes the only one. Continue reading at KING 5. (Kent Police Department)
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Biden heads to Capitol Hill to huddle with Democrats on a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint.
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Washington Post
Drug overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year
Iranian intelligence agents plotted brazen abduction of Brooklyn dissident journalist, U.S. prosecutors say
Biden heads to Capitol Hill to pitch his spending plans
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European Commission proposes ambitious climate change policies, urging U.S. and other nations to follow
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Extreme heat takes out significant portion of Northwest cherry crop
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30 days pass without measurable rain in Seattle
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