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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee waits to reimpose restrictions on counties amid COVID-19 uptick Tim Gruver, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner Washington counties will remain in their respective phase of reopening for two more weeks, Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Tuesday. Inslee announced the move in response to what state officials have dubbed the "Fourth Wave" of COVID-19 cases in the state. The phenomenon has resulted in weekly case rates climbing to about 2,000 a week or twice the weekly average in March. "We are at the intersection of progress and failure, ...

Mariners games soon? Gov. Inslee lifts some WA pandemic restrictions Fans will be allowed to attend professional sporting events and other restrictions will ease as the state moves into Phase 3 of the governor’s reopening plan. by Updated at 3:30 p.m. March 11, 2021 Fans will soon be able to attend in-person games at T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners baseball team, following the lifting of restrictions. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Gov. Jay Inslee gave Washington sports fans a pandemic surprise on Thursday. They will be able to go back to the ballgame in person – wearing masks and with a...

Shutterstock With Inauguration Day happening in the other Washington, it’s understandable that legislative action in Olympia on Wednesday, January 20, may have flown under the radar. But state lawmakers introduced a bill that could have a direct impact on the restaurant scene in Seattle — one that pushes to bypass part of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan. Senate Bill 5114 seeks to reopen all businesses at 25 percent capacity immediately. Currently, the entire state is in phase one of the “Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery” plan, with most types of indoor dining banned, among ot...

Bill looking to reopen Washington divides business owners, health care workers by Tim Gruver, The Center Square  | January 22, 2021 09:30 AM Print this article A bipartisan bill in the Washington Legislature seeking to reopen much of the state is driving a wedge between business owners and frontline health care workers exhausted by pandemic. Effective January 11, Inslee moved the state to a phased reopening plan requiring counties to meet four health metrics to progress between phases. Those metrics include two-week declines in new COVID-19 cases and hosp...

Frustrated Yakima County Officials Issue COVID Proclamation For months officials in Yakima County have expressed frustration with the lack of power and resources they have to enforce the Stay Home or Stay Healthy order by Governor Jay Inslee. Today the Yakima County Commissioners issued a proclamation which as they say "restates" the inability of the board to use local resources to enforce any aspect of the orders. They also say they're working with other counties in the state to pool resources to file a future legal challenge. The board of Yakima County Commissioners press release reads "Gov...