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michellet@kootasca.org . Registrants will receive a ZOOM link one day in advance of the event. Every year, CDF-MN publishes the Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book and fact sheets for all 87 Minnesota counties (available at www.cdf-mn.org ) through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The recently released 2020 Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book, entitled “Building Bridges to Economic Stability for Children and Families,” highlights the 2020 federal and state policy changes to the COVID-19 pandemic that address needs that families are facing when tasked with additional child care responsibi...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: January 19, 2021 848 This week’s coronavirus news is topped by ambitious vaccine distribution plans at all levels, and the spread of four distinct new viral variants, at least one of which has been identified in 20 states including Oregon, our neighbor to the south. Scientists continue to maintain that while more contagious, these strains do not appear to cause more severe cases of COVID nor do they show increased resistance to the current vaccines. More information on the variants is available in this article from CNN. On the bright side, Johns Hopkins Unive...

Coronavirus In Washington: The Week In Review Patch 1/9/2021 Lucas Combos © AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File In this Aug. 28, 2020, file photo, Heather Brown, right, is tested for COVID-19 at a walk-up testing site at Seattle's Chief Sealth High School. SEATTLE — The first full week of 2021 was full of developments for Washington's coronavirus response, including the announcement of new vaccine eligibility tiers and a path forward for reopening the state using new metrics. During the weekly coronavirus briefing Wednesday, state health officials highlighted positive trend...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: January 5, 2021 883 Welcome to 2021, and our newly-formatted COVID report. For the new year we have eliminated some charts and tables, added some new ones, and streamlined our reporting on local numbers to better utilize the available data. Our aim continues to be to provide you – our readers – with a one-stop-shop to gain a comprehensive overview of progress in fighting the pandemic at all levels, with a special focus on our state, county and local communities.   The first week of the new year finds the world continuing to reel from an onslaught of rising...

UpdatedWed, Jan 6, 2021 at 6:22 am PT Replies(4) The plan's second phase will allow restaurants and fitness centers to reopen indoors, albeit with some strict safety rules. (Rachel Nunes/Patch) OLYMPIA, WA — Washington Governor Jay Inslee has announced a new, phased reopening plan which will gradually allow select industries to go back to work. The plan, called "Healthy Washington," replaces the older four-phase Safe Start plan. Safe Start was announced early in the pandemic and used for months, but was scrapped in the fall, when a record-breaking surge in transmissions pushed state leader...