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Washington’s state tax collections are roaring back, with an estimated additional $3.2 billion projected through 2023 as parts of the economy brighten and people get vaccinated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

That’s a big chunk of money for a state with a $53.3 billion, two-year state budget…

Washington’s state tax collections are roaring back, with an estimated additional $3.2 billion projected through 2023 as parts of the economy brighten and people get vaccinated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

That’s a big chunk of money for a state with a $53.3 billion, two-year state budget…

Nearly a year has passed since Washington’s schools closed due to COVID-19. The state’s children are suffering a mental and behavioral health crisis so troubling that Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered educators to reopen their classrooms next month.

This crisis is the “result of the ongoing…

Nearly a year has passed since Washington’s schools closed due to COVID-19. The state’s children are suffering a mental and behavioral health crisis so troubling that Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered educators to reopen their classrooms next month.

This crisis is the “result of the ongoing…

Whatcom County surpassed 7,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases during the pandemic with 20 new positive tests reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard…

Whatcom County surpassed 7,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases during the pandemic with 20 new positive tests reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard…

For the week of March 15, providers in Whatcom County expect to receive 5,710 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 5,180 second doses, the Whatcom County Health Department said.

For the week of March 15, providers in Whatcom County expect to receive 5,710 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 5,180 second doses, the Whatcom County Health Department said.

Ahead of an expansion — called phase 1B, tier 2 — that will allow up to 30,000 more Whatcom County residents access to the COVID-19 vaccine, health care providers here said they will have another mass vaccination clinic on Saturday, March 20.

Ahead of an expansion — called phase 1B, tier 2 — that will allow up to 30,000 more Whatcom County residents access to the COVID-19 vaccine, health care providers here said they will have another mass vaccination clinic on Saturday, March 20.