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COVID-19In less than a month, Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for most state employees, educators and health-care workers kicks in. Workers still unvaccinated by Oct. 18 could be fired.
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A new statewide mask mandate is in effect for large outdoor events and it comes just weeks before Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate requiring all state employees, health care workers and educators to be fully vaccinated by the Oct. 18 or face termination. But a lawsuit has been filed to try to overturn it. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about it.
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Outdoor mask mandates began Tuesday in King and Pierce counties. At the same time, several big school districts in the region resume in-person instruction this week. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joins Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about it.
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Two state mandates are causing some controversy in Washington. The first is Gov. Jay Inslee's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers, educators and state employees. And a new tax-funded program for long-term care is also prompting questions.
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Masks are once again a hot topic, now that the highly contagious delta variant is the most dominant strain of coronavirus in Washington state. Olympia…
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Washington has one of the lowest COVID-19 death tolls and highest vaccination rates in the country. But not all counties have kept the same pace. Gov. Jay…
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COVID-19 numbers may be flattening in Washington – but wildfires are sweeping across the region and the official death toll from the state's record heat…
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A lot has happened in Washington over the past week. The state has fully reopened, endured a record heat wave and begun its wildfire season. Olympia…
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Never walk across the state Capitol Campus with Austin Jenkins if you’re in a hurry.Fortunately, we are not in a hurry as Jenkins shows us around today,…
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On a gray, rainy afternoon a man walks into a library and shows a missing-person flyer to a librarian. It’s in a day’s work for a foster child “locator”...