All Washington COVID-19 emergency orders will end by Halloween, but response and recovery efforts will remain a priority
Shane Ersland | Oct 20, 2022 | Washington
Q&A: Rep. Joe Schmick outlines health policy priorities for 2022
Soraya Marashi | Sep 3, 2021 | Washington
Governor Jay Inslee announces extensions of current COVID-19 restrictions
Sydney Kurle | Dec 8, 2020 | Washington
Inslee announces statewide COVID-19 exposure notification tool
The Office of Gov. Jay Inslee | Nov 30, 2020 | Washington
Inslee, Kreidler, and MacEwan write letter warning of “widespread and devastating” impacts if ACA is overturned
Emily Boerger | Oct 15, 2020 | Washington
In the wake of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, Governor Jay Inslee sent a letter to US Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell on Thursday highlighting the potential “widespread and devastating” impacts on Washington if the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Insurance Commissioner
Inslee letter provides update on Cascade Care implementation
Emily Boerger | May 20, 2020 | Washington
Gov. Jay Inslee provided an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of Cascade Care in a letter to Health Care Authority Director Sue Birch and Washington State Health Benefit Exchange Chief Executive Officer Pam MacEwan on Tuesday. In the letter, Inslee says it is “more
ICYMI: Inslee and Western leaders send letter to Congress requesting $1 trillion in state and local aid
The Office of Gov. Jay Inslee | May 11, 2020 | California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington
In case you missed it: Gov. Jay Inslee, House Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig joined the governors and state legislative leaders of California, Colorado, Oregon and Nevada today in urging congressional leadership to dedicate $1 trillion in direct and flexible relief to states and local governments
Washington, Oregon, and California announce a shared vision for reopening state economies
Emily Boerger & Michael Goldberg | Apr 13, 2020 | California, Oregon, Washington
Governors Jay Inslee, Kate Brown, and Gavin Newsom announced on Monday a joint vision for reopening their states’ economies following the COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint statement on their “regional pact to recovery,” the governors outlined their shared principles and goals for controlling COVID-19 in the days and months ahead.
Vice President Pence visits Washington amid COVID-19 outbreak
Michael Goldberg | Mar 6, 2020 | Washington
Vice President Mike Pence visited Washington state yesterday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Vice President arrived in Washington on Thursday afternoon around 3:15 and headed directly to Camp Murray for a private meeting with Governor Inslee along with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Seema
Understanding the math: 2020 race for governor
DJ Wilson | Nov 25, 2019 | Washington
A Republican has not been elected to that office since John Spellman’s win in the 1980 Reagan Revolution. The same year, then-AG Slade Gorton beat Warren Magnuson for the US Senate. In other words, it took unique circumstances for a Republican to win even 30 years ago. More importantly, in