STATE NEWS: House passes $6 billion capital works budget
(SYDNEY BROWN/Washington State Journal) Plan would build schools, housing while local health services, parks also benefit… Lawmakers passed a $6.23 billion capital budget April 2 […]
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Sweeping childcare reform moving in Washington legislature
(SYDNEY BROWN/Washington State Journal) Increased subsidies for qualified families, opponents worried about the cost… Early childhood care and education in the state would see sweeping […]
All Washington residents over 16 eligible for vaccine April 15
(RICK BANNAN/Centralia Chronicle) COVID-19: Governor says expansion of eligibility made possible due to state’s resources… The number of those living in Washington state able to […]
UNEMPLOYMENT: NE Washington counties had unemployment rates the same or lower than pre-pandemic levels
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) Despite lower unemployment rate, labor forces in all three NE Washington counties have shrank… At least on the surface, the NE Tri […]
Fully vaccinated Washington residents test positive for COVID-19
(PRESS RELEASE/Washington State Department of Health) Scientists call these “vaccine breakthrough” cases, which are expected with any vaccine… The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) […]
STATE NEWS: Senate Democrat spending plan increases state spending by 12 percent
(SYDNEY BROWN/Washington State Journal) It includes capital gains tax, Republicans critical of tax increases… Funding for health care, education and efforts to curb houselessness are […]
Next COVID-19 vaccine eligibility tier set for March 31
( RICK BANNAN/Battleground Reflector) Restaurant, grocery workers among those eligible at end of month… Millions more Washingtonians are set to become eligible for the COVID-19 […]
STATE NEWS: Capital gains tax narrowly passes Senate
(PATRIC HAERLE/Washington State Journal) Vote was 25-24 after several hours of debate Saturday, lawmakers against the bill call it an income tax… A tax on […]
STATE NEWS: State revenue forecast rosier than expected
(SYDNEY BROWN/Washington State Journal) Employment growth expected by mid-2021, construction and housing sectors see increase… Though unemployment and consumer uncertainty remain high, the Washington State […]
STATE NEWS: Inslee signs bill that makes teachers a priority in vaccination plan, graduation requirements waived for some
(PATRIC HAERLE/Washington State Journal) Inslee also signs waives some make-up days for private school students… The return to in-person education in public schools is underway. […]