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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

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JOIN executive director Katrina Holland 

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

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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Jeffery Robinson, director of the American Civil Liberty Union’s Trone Center for Justice and Equality 

The Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans Act now has 125 cosponsors

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his 2016 photo shows a lumber mill in Bend, Ore., that is now in February 2020 an REI outdoor recreation store. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) 

Political districts have flipped in population centers, from San Diego in the south to Seattle in the north

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An electronic cigarette kit and mentol pod from Juul Labs is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) 

Oregon is one of five states leading a bipartisan coalition looking into JUUL’s targeting of youth vaping

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