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WA bill would make it easier for cities and counties to raise taxes for arts

SEATTLE – Julia Reed likes to say that art saved her life. As an awkward teen who wasn’t into sports and was one of the few biracial and Black students in her North Seattle public school, participating in community theater and other subsidized art programs “gave me a place to belong and a place to explore my identity,” she said.
News >  Pacific NW

Yakima County ambulance provider AMR cites financial problems for ceasing Grant County operations

UPDATED: Fri., March 31, 2023

Mar. 31—Yakima County's sole 911 ambulance provider — American Medical Response — is ceasing operations in Grant County, citing rising costs and low reimbursements from insurers like Medicaid. AMR said it needed an additional $350,000 a year to supplement operations, according to news reports. This concerns Yakima County Commissioner Kyle Curtis. "For Yakima we need a sustainable contract that ...
News >  Pacific NW

WA bill would make it easier for cities and counties to raise taxes for arts

UPDATED: Fri., March 31, 2023

Mar. 31—Julia Reed likes to say that art saved her life. As an awkward teen who wasn't into sports and was one of the few biracial and Black students in her North Seattle public school, participating in community theater and other subsidized art programs "gave me a place to belong and a place to explore my identity," she said. Now a lawmaker representing the 36th legislative district, state ...
News >  Pacific NW

Do you want a job murdering ‘murder hornets’? Washington state is hiring

UPDATED: Fri., March 31, 2023

Mar. 31—Are you looking to switch jobs? Perhaps you've thought, "If only I could trap and kill Washington's most infamous and painful insect and get paid for it." Well, have we got the new career for you. The state Department of Agriculture is looking to hire a giant hornet and wood boring insect trapper. Translation: Sherlock Holmes the heck out of the so-called "murder hornet" and terminate ...
News >  Pacific NW

WA bill to legalize psychedelics stalls, but pilot program still possible

UPDATED: Fri., March 31, 2023

Mar. 31—Washington psychonauts will have to wait at least another year before therapy using psychedelic mushrooms is broadly legalized in the Evergreen state, but legislators could still approve a small pilot program to give veterans and first responders early access to the treatment. During the 2022 legislative session, Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline, originally sponsored a bill modeled ...
News >  Crime/Public Safety

Donald Trump indictment deemed ‘political’ by local Congressional Republicans, Democrats cite ‘rule of law’

Republicans largely echoed the statements of the former president, that he was being targeted by political opponents as he seeks another term in office in 2024. Democrats were more measured in their response, and a local expert in presidential history said the indictment showed the normal functioning of the American legal process. 
News >  Health

Region’s health care facilities can drop mask requirement, but will they?

Come Monday, masks will be requested but not required at many health care facilities in the Spokane region. One exception is the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, which still will require masks for all within its facility under current federal guidelines. Another contrast is just across the border, where Kootenai Health said that because of higher transmission rates, it so far will still require universal mask-wearing in its hospital. Generally elsewhere, the mask rules are more relaxed, as the state Department of Health announced ending its universal masking requirement April 3 for health care, long-term care and adult correctional facilities – because of statewide declines in COVID-19 cases and respiratory illnesses. A few contingencies still calling for masks include if a patient requests mask-wearing or someone has COVID or respiratory symptoms.
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