With the omicron variant B.1.1.529 threatening to complicate management of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is working on vaccinating young children against COVID-19 and enforcing vaccine mandates.
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COVID-19 Update: Young children are now vaccine-eligible, to the relief of many parents
With the omicron variant B.1.1.529 threatening to complicate management of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is working on vaccinating young children against COVID-19 and enforcing vaccine mandates.
Happy Thanksgiving 2021!
Here’s what our team at the Northwest Progressive Institute is grateful for this year.
Hamdi Mohamed passes Stephanie Bowman in tight race for Port of Seattle Position #3
Behind by 5,600 votes on Election Night and behind by 4,020 votes yesterday evening, Mohamed today jumped out to a lead of 9,610 votes over Bowman. 211,576 ballots have been cast for Mohamed and 201,966 for Bowman.
Toshiko Grace Hasegawa overtakes Peter Steinbrueck in closely contested Port race
There’s a new leader in the race for Seattle Port Commission Position #4. On Election Night, the incumbent led. Now the challenger is ahead.
In Port of Seattle races, Calkins is cruising to victory, Bowman is holding on a to slim lead, and Steinbrueck is tied with Hasegawa
There were three contests for Port of Seattle on the November 2021 ballot, each pitting an incumbent against a challenger. Here’s how each pairing of candidates fared on Election Night.
COVID-19 Update: President Biden unveils new plan to get more Americans vaccinated
Read about the more aggressive steps the federal government will be taking to get tens of millions of Americans vaccinated between now and mid-October 2021, and what Pacific Northwest states are currently doing to combat the virus.
COVID-19 Update: Vaccine mandates ramp up as nation feels the strain from delta variant
Mask mandates are also coming back as officials in the Pacific Northwest grapple with the more infectious delta variant, which now accounts for most new COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 Update: Pacific Northwest mounts valiant effort to avoid wintertime virus spike
From the ashes of the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak, attempts at righting the situation are in progress. (Sadly, so are attempts to make things even worse.)
Trump’s fascist goons launch physical attack on democracy, storm United States Capitol
The insurrection began following a rally held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to protest the 2020 presidential election results, at which Donald Trump urged participants to go to, and enter, the Capitol building.
COVID-19 Update: Many school districts plan to open for the fall in remote-only mode
As the 2020–2021 school year approaches, the longer-term repercussions of the nation’s failure to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic are starting to become painfully apparent.
Democratic Secretaries of State discuss protecting the vote at Netroots Nation 2020
Denise Merrill of Connecticut, Jena Griswold of Colorado, and Jocelyn Benson of Michigan teamed up for a panel that previewed the 2020 presidential election.
Democratic AGs discuss taking on Trump and building equity at Netroots Nation 2020
Attorneys general Phil Weiser, Xavier Becerra, Keith Ellison, and Maura Healey helped kickstart the conference with a substantive panel discussion.
It’s official: Joe Biden has selected Senator Kamala Harris as his 2020 running mate
Harris, a former rival of Biden’s for the presidential nomination, is the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman to be the presumptive vice presidential nominee of a major political party.