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…
UPDATE: Ryu’s catalytic converter theft legislation receives final approval, headed to Gov’s desk
Olympia—The Washington House of Representatives tonight granted final legislative approval to HB 1815 to deter theft of catalytic converters, a rapidly growing problem in communities across Washington state.The final legislation…
Tharinger: A big state construction budget that meets our state’s big challenges
OLYMPIA—Most supplemental capital budgets make minor changes to the two-year construction budget. This is not most years. “The COVID pandemic has created huge challenges for the people of Washington state,”…
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…
Legislature Approves Development Authority for Interbay National Guard Site
OLYMPIA, WA, March 7, 2022 — Today, the Washington Legislature gave final approval to House Bill 1173, introduced by State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle), to create a state lands development…