Apr 1, 2021
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration efforts.
As of March 29, more than 3,325,998 doses of vaccine have been given across the state, which is 83% of the 4,006,330 doses that have been delivered to our providers and long-term care programs. Washington is currently averaging 55,894 vaccine doses given each day. This information can be found on the DOH data dashboard under the vaccines tab, which is updated three times per week.
Everyone 16 and older eligible for vaccine April 15
Everyone 16 and older who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible to receive one in Washington state starting April 15. The state’s phased eligibility approach has helped ensure those most vulnerable were the first to be vaccinated, including older adults, those in long term care facilities, critical health care workers, and more. The federal government said vaccine allocations will continue to in
Apr 1, 2021
The Department of Revenue today announced more details about tax filing information and postponements for individual tax filers.
The department today issued a Director’s Order that provides similar relief to the IRS. The following is a list of what is and what is not affected:
• Tax filing and payment due dates for individuals have been postponed from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021.
• Tax returns for which filing deadlines have been postponed include:
o Form OR-40, OR-40-N, and OR-40-P (Oregon Personal Income Tax Returns)
o Form OR-STI (Oregon Statewide Transit Individual Tax Return)
o Form OR-LTD and OR-TM (Transit Self-Employment Tax Returns)
Apr 1, 2021
Photo: ODOT
The Oregon Senate has passed Senate Bill 398 which categorizes the act of displaying a noose as a crime of intimidation. The bill passed out of committee on party lines and passed off the Senate Floor with a 27-1 vote. Senate Bill 398 parallels Oregon’s bias crime statute which was passed in 2019.
“Displaying a noose is a hateful act. It is meant to intimidate and harass,” said Senator Ginny Burdick, who carried Senate Bill 398 to passage. “Hate crimes are disturbingly on the rise in Oregon, including in my district. A noose is a racist symbol, it is intimidating to our neighbors of color and it needs to be banned,” she added.
Apr 1, 2021
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released today, shows higher daily cases and lower hospitalizations and deaths than the previous week.
OHA reported 2,456 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, March 22 through Sunday, March 28. That represents a 28% increase from the previous week.
New COVID-19 related hospitalizations fell slightly to 137, down from 139 last week.
There were 10 reported COVID-19 related deaths, which is the lowest weekly total since last June.
There were 92,083 tests for COVID-19 for the week of March 21 through March 28. The percentage of positive tests rose to 3.7%.
People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 40% of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 77% of COVID-19 related deaths.
By Doc Reno
Mar 31, 2021
Bears are a tricky species. On one hand, they look pretty cute and fuzzy, and on the other, they could tear your face off in a second.
If you encounter one, best to just let it chill until it gets bored.