Jan. 15—OLYMPIA — Providing economic assistance to families and businesses, improving broadband internet access, reopening schools and allowing for more flexibility in child care options are just a few of the broad recommendations released by a Senate special committee for economic recov
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n average, 3,000 Americans are dying from the coronavirus every day. A new COVID strain first identified in the United Kingdom has added to California s woes. Hospitals in Los Angeles County have been so overwhelmed that ambulances can t take some heart attack victims to the emergency room. Washington state, however, has been one of the most successful states in slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. It went from the first state to be hit with the outbreak last March to the state with the fifth-lowest total number of cases today. Yet, when it comes to the drugs that could end the thing, restart our economy and restore our way of life, Washington has been slow out of the gates.
Jan. 14 OLYMPIA The Washington State Senate voted Wednesday to extend Gov. Jay Inslee s emergency orders until the COVID-19 state of emergency is over, despite stiff Republican opposition.