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King County is moving hundreds of employees to permanent work-from-home status

Many people working from home wonder when they’ll be able sit next to their coworkers again. For about 800 King County employees, the answer is never.
- John Ryan
Amazon and Microsoft protest as Trump bans new foreign workers

Around the world workers recruited to take jobs at tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft are learning they can’t get into the United States. The Trump Administration’s ban on new foreign workers is taking effect.
- Carolyn Adolph
Seattle coronavirus 'vaccine' peddler agrees to refund customers amid state lawsuit

Johnny T. Stine, a microbiologist who claimed to have created a coronavirus "vaccine" in half a day, has agreed to repay customers in response to a lawsuit filed by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
- Liz Brazile
Reopening won't likely jumpstart the economy

Lockdowns got us into this recession. But now there's evidence that reopening won't get us out of it.
- Carolyn Adolph
Replacing West Seattle Bridge expected to take half a decade

If the badly cracked bridge can’t be fixed, transportation officials say it would take at least four to six years to replace.
- John Ryan
Dread intensifies as thousands still wait for unemployment checks

Many people who filed for unemployment months ago still have not received any money. The state’s self-imposed deadline to resolve those cases is up next week.
- Carolyn Adolph
Ex-Amazon exec calls for breakup of Amazon

A former Amazon executive is calling for the regulation and breakup of Amazon. Tim Bray is a former Amazon executive who quit last month over the treatment of warehouse workers.
- Carolyn Adolph
'There's been a lot of gate keeping, but not enough bridge building'

Omari Salisbury is seeing passionate protest and looking for leadership on the streets of Seattle
- Kim Malcolm
King County moves to reopen outdoor restaurant dining and allow small gatherings

King County officials say they're moving to allow outdoor dining, small gatherings, and personal services to resume soon. But the state must first approve the county's request to move into a modified version of Washington's first phase to reopening the economy.
- Liz Brazile
Washington's stay home order to lift on June 1 as state moves to phased reopening

Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home order will not be extended past May 31. Instead, state officials will use a phased plan to govern county-by-county reopening permissions. Each county must apply with the state Department of Health and receive approval before moving to the next phase of reopening.
- Liz Brazile

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