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Democrats ask Inslee to lift ban on indoor dining
They want to try to scaling back on occupancy before forcing an end to inside service
Jerry Cornfield
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Inslee says schools in virus hot spots should stay closed
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee doesn’t want schools in the state’s coronavirus hot spots reopening this fall, but…
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Supreme Court says state can punish WA faithless electors
Justices: Presidential electors, including Everett man, must keep pledge to back popular vote winner
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Lawmakers thought Inslee’s veto went too far; they were right
Governor knew vetoing a single sentence in roads budget was unusual, a judge ruled it wasn’t legal
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Tax collections tumble as state braces for huge budget hole
A new report issued June 17 shows a crushing drop in tax collections amid the COVID-19 pandemic could…
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State rules enable dental and medical practices to resume
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee cleared the way Monday for teeth cleanings, annual physicals and elective surgeries to…
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State to deploy brigade of contact tracers to box in virus
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said the state is ready to deploy a “very highly trained”…
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Inslee changes course, says diners won’t have to sign in
OLYMPIA — The state is dropping plans to require that customers provide their name and contact information when…
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Supreme Court ponders state’s limits on presidential electors
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme Court justices wrangled Wednesday with whether states can penalize presidential electors who vote…
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Supreme Court to weigh state’s actions against rogue electors
EVERETT — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in the case of an Everett man and…
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As state slowly reopens, dark clouds hover over budget
OLYMPIA — An ominous new analysis warns the pandemic may deliver a multi-billion-dollar blow to state coffers as…
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Governor: Many COVID-19 restrictions to linger after May 4
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday mapped a course for reopening the state and reviving the economy…
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State ready to free hundreds of prisoners amid COVID-19
OLYMPIA — The state could begin freeing hundreds of inmates from Washington prisons by the weekend as authorities…