(By Melissa Santos / Crosscut.com) Fewer new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Washington during the past few weeks but that improvement is not
Category: State
STATE NEWS: Protesters gather as Washington restaurants go to court
Protesters gather at the Lewis County Law and Justice Center in support of Spiffy’s, which is going to court over remaining open despite the state’s
STATE NEWS: Senate Minority Leader Braun to push for statewide metric requiring schools to open
(CLAUDIA YAW/Centralia Chronicle) District 20 Sen. John Braun will push for a statewide metric requiring the reopening of schools this legislative session. The Centralia Republican
ELECTION 2020: Loren Culp campaign says they are suing nine county auditors
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) The Culp for Governor campaign has filed lawsuit against nine county auditors in the state, according to the a post on its
More than 30K doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been administered in Washington
(PRESS RELEASE/Washington Department of Health) The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration efforts. Last week, providers
STATE NEWS: Inslee announces quarantine orders for travelers from UK, South Africa
(RICK BANNAN/Centralia Chronicle) Measures come as new, potentially more active strain of Coronavirus has hit other countries… Washington residents coming back from countries including the
Inslee unveils state budget proposal
(RICK BANNAN/The Reflector) Resources for COVID-19 recovery, reintroduction of capital gains tax among key points Economic recovery and future investments in response to the COVID-19
Third wave of COVID-19 appears to be flattening in Washington
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) While there has been 15 cases of COVID-19 in Chewelah in the past two weeks, statewide the third wave of the pandemic
STATE NEWS: Washington joins federal antitrust lawsuit against Google
(PRESS RELEASE/Washington Attorney General) Attorney General Bob Ferguson today partnered with a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against
STATE NEWS: Inlsee loosens COVID-19 school guidelines
(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent) In a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Jay Inslee loosened standards in the state for in-school learning. Guidelines that were previously set