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Governor Jay Inslee is rejecting calls to give an end date to his statewide emergency declaration. The Inslee's vaccination mandate for large events ends March 1st, while masking mandates for indoor and educational settings will end March 21st ...

Govneror Jay Inslee will lift the state's indoor mask mandate (for most) and the masking mandate for schools March 21st after an announcement Thursday. Those in healthcare, corrections, dental and long term care facilities will still be required to mask up after the end date ...

Governor Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that he will lift the outdoor statewide mask mandate February 18th. Inslee cited projections that showed the state experiencing a sharp decline in COVID cases until early March, when cases are expected to return to very low levels ...

Washington's mask order may be revisited in the near future. A statement from Gov. Jay Inslee reported by KING 5 says the state is tracking COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. The statement said that the state is optimistic the numbers will continue to decline in a way that will let them revisit the mask requirements in the near future ...

Former Wenatchee defense attorney Robert W. Grim will be Okanogan County's next Superior Court judge after being selected by Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday. Grim had recently co-founded a law firm in Winthrop after serving as Okanogan County District Court judge from 2015 to 2021 ...

Governor Jay Inslee signed two bills Thursday to delay the WA Cares long term care payroll tax while also expanding those who can get permanent exemptions from the program. Inslee said the two most discussed issues with the bill were with people retiring within the next 10 years and those who live outside of the State of Washington but would still be taxed ...

State Senators Sam Hunt of Olympia and John Lovick of Mill Creek are the creators of Senate Bill 5616, which has already been introduced and aims to make pickleball Washington's official state sport. Governor Jay Inslee is throwing his support behind the legislation, calling pickleball the most rapidly growing sport in the world and a great way to stay healthy throughout one's life ...

Governor Jay Inslee is saying Washington State's hospital systems are in crisis, with recent staffing shortages adding to the Omicron surge. As a response to the situation, Inslee announced several measures Thursday meant to help address the problem ...

4th District Representative Dan Newhouse is calling Governor Inslee's proposed $626 million climate budget for the upcoming short legislative session "questionable" and "hypocritical." Newhouse said with all of the issues Inslee intends to address with his proposal, its irresponsible that he makes no reference to improving forest health after several summers of catastrophic wil

It looks as though Washington employees will get a reprieve from paying into the state's new long-term care social insurance program. Governor Inslee released a joint statement Friday announcing businesses will not be subject to penalties and interest for not withholding employees' fees for the Washington Cares Fund while legislators sort out some problems ...