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Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 10 March 2020

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown

Gov. Kate Brown is finalizing an executive order to cut Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions, though Republicans oppose it and predict a court fight

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 08 March 2020

Officials are recommending standard preventive behaviors such as washing hands and covering mouths and noses if coughing or sneezing

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 March 2020

The federal government has allocated $8.3 Billion in public health funding to tackle the new coronavirus COVID-19 while the Washington Legislature has committed $100 million in emergency funds

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 05 March 2020

JOIN executive director Katrina Holland

An unsuccessful legal challenge argued FAIR ordinance would be too burdensome for landlords

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 05 March 2020

Tiffany Hill was murdered by her estranged husband on Nov. 26, 2019 in front of her children.

Accused abusers or stalkers would wear a monitoring device while out on bail; victims receive an alert if they come nearer than the court allows

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 March 2020

U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, right, bumps elbows with Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont as they meet for a visit at the Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Rocky Hill, Conn.

The House and Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement on an $8.3 billion package of emergency funding to help contain and fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 04 March 2020

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)

In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, Brown expressed worry that rural hospitals and health centers could be overwhelmed if the cases spread around the state

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 29 February 2020

UPDATE: On Monday, March 2, Oregon health officials announced that they have identified a third presumptive positive case of COVID-19. Protect yourself by following this health advice

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 February 2020

Elizabeth Warren was introduced by Toshiko Hasegawa, director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs. (photo by Susan Fried)

Washington state’s primary is Tuesday, March 10; voters should have received their ballots by Thursday, Feb. 27