Under a new order, landlords can only evict a tenant if they refuse to seek help through a relief program.
Incentives range from big cash drawings to sports tickets and tuition. Drawings start next week.
Reaching 70% of adults with at least one shot would trigger the state to drop most COVID-19 restrictions.
Following federal guidance, Washington health care providers are temporarily pausing Johnson & Johnson shots while experts educate hospital systems on…
“This should give educators more confidence,” Jay Inslee said. Other frontline workers could soon be next.
The governor issued a weekslong pause on regions moving backward, but has yet to outline a Phase 3.
Two months after the COVID vaccine landed in Washington, many still struggle to secure their shots.
The ‘Learn to Return’ plan is intended to speed school reopenings with an added layer of confidence.
Despite continued frustration from those seeking a shot, the state is making progress, he said.
It’s been a month since the governor imposed the new rules. And the pandemic has only gotten worse.
The recent Lost Wages Assistance program pumped an extra $625 million to Washington’s unemployed.
New rules come as coronavirus cases are on the rise statewide.
A federal program will give some of the state’s unemployed a $300 weekly bump for the past five weeks.
