Budget deal reached in Olympia pays for renter relief, mental health, student loan program Washington’s Democratic lawmakers Wednesday announced a $64.1 billion state budget deal that pumps new dollars into…
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Wednesday, March 9
WA advisory group recommends against adding COVID vaccine to school-required immunizations A state advisory group has decided against recommending a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students in K-12 schools, leaving one…
Tuesday, March 8
Covid long-haulers face grueling fights for disability benefits [Deepa] Singh, who worked as a project manager for a Fortune 100 company, is among a cohort of long covid patients who…
Monday, March 7
Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic,…
Friday, March 4
WA Senate passes first U.S. alert system for missing and murdered Indigenous people A new bill to create the country’s first-ever alert system to help identify and locate missing Indigenous…