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Making WA’s long-term care program optional will create costs for state
If voters pass Initiative 2124 to make Washington’s long-term care benefit voluntary, it could cost the state millions of dollars to deal with a large-scale exodus of people from the program. How many millions depends on how many workers abandon WA Cares and how quickly they go, according to a fiscal impact statement that will […] The post Making WA’s long-term care program optional will create costs for state appeared first on Washington State Standard.
Record-breaking heat this week
Jul. 8—MOSES LAKE — The heat wave that was supposed to end by midweek is going to behave like an unwanted guest — stay around longer than first anticipated and leave very slowly. "We do have a forecast for record-breaking heat," said Charlotte Dewey, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Spokane. Dewey said she expects the heat to stick around longer than first anticipated. ...
$1.6 million in Scholarships to learn a trade in Washington.
I don't know about you, but in my family when I was a kid, the goal was always to go to college. Both of my parents were college educated. All of my siblings went to college, I was the youngest in my family, and I was expected to go to college as well. I went to what is now called Central Washington University. (Back then, it was State College.)
WA counties to receive nearly $30M in payments for tax-exempt federal land
Washington’s counties will share close to $30 million in payments this year from the U.S. government to compensate them for untaxable federal land within their boundaries. The Interior Department last week announced $621.2 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes for state and local governments nationwide. How much each place receives depends on the number of acres of federal land in the jurisdiction and its population.
Where are the closest cooling centers?
This week the temperatures are expected to hit 90 degrees but many homes in the area are not equipped with air conditioning. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has provided a map to find the closest cooling centers near you. To view the map, click here. People can also...
Washington State suspends intake at two western Washington juvenile rehabilitation facilties
OLYMPIA, Wash. — On July 5 the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) suspended new intakes at Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie and the Green Hill School in Chehalis. According to a press release from the DCYF, the suspension has been implemented to stabilize...
Cooling centers expand hours for Monday, Tuesday amid brutally hot temps
Multnomah County's cooling centers have expanded the days they're open as the prolonged heat wave hitting the region continues on Monday and as county officials announce three suspected heat-related deaths.
Classes, camps canceled due to heat in Portland metro. Here's what to know
PORTLAND, Ore. — With 100-105 degree temperatures expected until Tuesday, several Portland metro area summer school classes and camps have been canceled due to the high heat. The National Weather Service issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the area that lasts through Tuesday. High temperatures in the Willamette Valley...
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