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Health
Washington plans to test all nursing home residents and staff for Covid-19, says state doctor
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has instructed the state Department of Health to prepare to test all nursing home residents and staff for Covid-19 in the coming weeks, according to a top health official.
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Government
Raucous ‘Hazardous Liberty’ ralliers challenge Stay Home order
Austin Jenkins reports on events at the Capitol last weekend
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After brief moment of unity, Washington Republicans crank up criticism of Inslee
When Washington Gov. Jay Inslee first issued his stay home order in mid-March, Deanna Martinez was supportive. A registered nurse from Moses Lake who’s...
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Health
"Let my people go." Opponents of stay home order rally at Washington Capitol
For the second time in a month, opponents of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s extended “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order – many of them openly carrying firearms -- rallied at the state Capitol Saturday in an event that brought together sign-waving citizens, conservative state legislators, Republican and Libertarian candidates for public office and members of far right groups.
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Health
30K coronavirus tests a day could be the ticket to Washington’s freedom
More testing will allow the relax some of the social distancing measures, because we'll be able to identify people early and then keep them you know, isolated
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Republicans sue Inslee over ‘stay home’ order. He fires back
A group of Republican state lawmakers filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Tacoma challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay home order.
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An Olympia ER doctor who volunteered in NY shares lessons from the Covid-19 front lines
At the end of March, Dr. Luke Hansen, an Olympia emergency room physician, was watching news of hospitals in New York overrun with COVID-19 patients. Then he heard Gov. Andrew Cuomo issue a plea for healthcare workers from elsewhere to come to New York to help.
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'We will have major social distancing after May 4th.' WA governor offers reality check in interview.
With his current stay home order set to expire in less than a week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday strongly suggested that, even though the COVID...
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The COVID-19 crisis struck and Washington jails emptied out
In a dramatic example of COVID-19’s impact on the criminal justice system, the number of people in Washington jails has plummeted in recent weeks,...
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Pockets of rebellion throughout Washington state in response to ‘Stay Home’ order
In recent weeks, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has repeatedly thanked Washington residents for complying with his emergency orders to shutter their...