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PA Fitness, seen with socially-distanced customers Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Arlington, is one of two gyms being sued by Attorney General Bob Ferguson because it has remained open in violation of state orders. The business is fundraising for its legal defense. 214006

August 3, 2020 at 5:39 pm

Gyms will need to triple distance for exercising indoors

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee released updated guidance Monday for gyms that nearly triples the minimum distance required for patrons exercising indoors, except for certain team...

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July 9, 2020 at 4:13 pm

Inslee: Trump threats on reopening schools ‘hogwash’

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump threatened to hold back federal money if school districts don’t bring their students back in the fall.

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Pierce County Superior Court Judge G. Helen Whitener takes questions during a news conference, Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Whitener was appointed Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee to the Washington Supreme Court to replace Justice Charles Wiggins, who retired from the court at the end of March. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW116 WATW116 (Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press)

April 13, 2020 at 2:37 pm

Judge G. Helen Whitener appointed to state Supreme Court

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Pierce County Superior Court Judge G. Helen Whitener was appointed Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee to the Washington Supreme Court. Whitener...

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March 10, 2020 at 10:47 pm

Americans snap to attention on virus as big events canceled VIEW

A basketball tournament, with no fans. A St. Patrick’s Day, with no parades. College campuses, with no students. Corporate headquarters, with barren cubicles. The nation...

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a news conference that announced that six new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Los Angeles County, where there was one previously, on the steps of the county Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, March 4, 2020 The cases confirmed Tuesday night were due to a known exposure and not the result of so-called community transmission, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health, said. One person was hospitalized and five others were in self-quarantine at home, she said. The cases were from throughout the county, she said, but did not give specific locations. (AP Photo/Stafanie Dazio) RPSD302 RPSD302

March 4, 2020 at 8:39 am

Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11 VIEW

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported...

February 22, 2020 at 6:00 am

From felony to misdemeanor: Bill would ease penalty in Washington for exposing a partner to HIV

OLYMPIA — Washington state health officials want to change a rarely used law that makes it a felony to intentionally expose a sexual partner to...

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February 10, 2020 at 4:58 pm

Gov. Jay Inslee signs college grant funding bill into law

The tax is to be put into a special account for higher education programs, with the largest beneficiary being the Washington College Grant program.

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February 10, 2020 at 12:46 pm

Ethics board dismisses staffer complaint against lawmaker

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Legislative Ethics Board on Monday dismissed an ethics complaint against Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos even though it found reasonable cause...

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November 18, 2019 at 10:43 am

Bank groups sue Washington state over tax increase

The tax increase, which takes effect Jan. 1, was part of lawmakers’ two-year state budget plan and is expected to bring in about $133 million...

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November 6, 2019 at 2:15 pm

Debra Stephens elected as new chief justice of Supreme Court

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Justice Debra Stephens has been elected by her fellow members of the Washington Supreme Court to be chief justice next year....

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