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School workers included in WA state vaccine requirement; masks are back for everyone Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday expanded the state’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement to include K-12 school staff, most… READ MORE

Washington hospitals filling as pandemic labor shortage strains health care system The labor shortage roiling American industries from restaurants to retail stores is now stressing the health care system, causing… READ MORE

New Washington laws aim to break foster care-to-prison pipeline What unites the group of imprisoned men seeking change isn’t addiction recovery, making amends or anger management. Instead, it’s a shared… READ MORE

Heat and smoke protections for WA farmworkers may fall short While Washington regulators created new rules to protect farmworkers who harvest during the heat and smoke, worker advocates say the… READ MORE

Seattle among U.S. cities that saw population gain of 100K in census The city of Seattle was among 14 cities in the U.S. that saw a population gain of 100,000… READ MORE