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What you should know about WA Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2021 budget plan
The Democratic governor is proposing new taxes to help pay for coronavirus relief, plus an ambitious plan to cap carbon emissions in Washington state.
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Dr. Vin Gupta on coronavirus, the vaccine and our path forward
One of the first people to be vaccinated in Washington, the UW doctor gets frank about what we do and don’t know in a Crosscut interview.
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WA unemployment problems persist, with some going unpaid for months
Nine months into the pandemic, the state’s unemployment system is still rife with issues, and thousands are stuck in limbo.
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Gov. Inslee gives WA schools clearer path to reopening
The governor clarified the rules for in-person learning, encouraging districts where new COVID-19 cases average less than 350 per 100,000 people to start reopening elementary schools.
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Nearly half of Seattle’s helmet citations go to homeless people
Seattle police rarely enforce the law that bikers must wear a helmet. When they do, it’s often against people struggling with homelessness.