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Coronavirus crisis could put a $300 million hole in Seattle’s finances for this year
The city is at risk of losing roughly 20 percent its budget. And the shortfall is expected to linger for several years.
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Pockets of rebellion throughout Washington state in response to ‘Stay Home’ order
In recent weeks, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has repeatedly thanked Washington residents for complying with his emergency orders to shutter their...
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Seattle surgeon: A bleeding trauma patient amid this pandemic was my nightmare
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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High traffic causes Washington's unemployment website to crash. More help is on the way
KUOW’s Carolyn Adolph updates us on unemployment news
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Local flower farmers struggling to survive coronavirus shutdown
Farmers markets are slowly returning, but in a limited way. Only food farmers and producers will be selling. Flower farmers, will not. Yet, they’re one of the hardest hit businesses by the coronavirus shutdown.
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Seattle artist hopes expanded unemployment benefits will help her make ends meet.
Jenny May Peterson is a Seattle dancer, visual artist and a licensed massage therapist. In normal times, she cobbles together enough money from these different vocations to support herself. But when the pandemic hit, Peterson’s revenue streams disappeared. “I really have no income, at all,” Peterson says.
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Earth Day 2020 moves to home and online, for now
The coronavirus pandemic derailed ambitious plans for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22. But organizers still hope to observe the day, and keep building their movement.
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Washington’s weed businesses are considered essential, but feeling squeezed
This year, the usually celebratory April 20 — also known as 4/20 — is a day of worry for Washington’s marijuana businesses.
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Washington may be able to ease social distancing in a month, according to models
New models suggest Washington state may be able to relax some aspects of social distancing measures after May 18. That’s as long as certain measures are in place to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 cases, like limiting large gatherings and ensuring testing, contact tracing and isolation capabilities are at scale.
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Two Seattle farmers markets reopen, with new rules
Organizers called the limited reopening of two farmers markets in Seattle this weekend an important step. But they warned shoppers that public health rules would make it a very different experience.
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Contact tracing: Key tool to fighting Covid-19 explained
UW epidemiologist Janet Baseman explains how it works
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Childcare centers struggle to stay afloat as kids stay home
With one-quarter of the state's licensed child care centers closed, providers that remain open struggle with new, stringent safety protocols and dwindling enrollment, raising concerns about the state of child care once the stay-at-home order is lifted.