| Excerpt: | A new vaccine has been approved to protect Americans against COVID-19. Meanwhile, President Biden's personal physician is providing regular updates on his battle with COVID. The President is taking Paxlovid and isolating as he recovers from his bout with the virus. |
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| Published at: | 5:30 PM on Sunday, October 30th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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Category Archives: Healthcare
COVID-19 Update: Biden gets boosted again; federal COVID fraud inquiry begins in Idaho
University of Idaho warns its staff: Promoting reproductive healthcare could be a felony
| Excerpt: | On Friday, September 23rd, the University of Idaho sent a warning to employees Friday that promoting abortion or contraception while on the job could be a felony. |
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| Published at: | 9:34 PM on Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Reproductive Rights |
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Inflation Reduction Act passes the U.S. House, heads to President Joe Biden’s desk
| Excerpt: | The historic climate and health focused Inflation Reduction Act is one of the most consequential environmental bills ever enacted by Congress. It now heads to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. |
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| Published at: | 3:35 PM on Friday, August 12th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Fiscal Responsibility, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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A win for America! U.S. Senate passes climate and health focused Inflation Reduction Act
| Excerpt: | "Today, Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests, voting to lower the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance, and everyday energy costs and reduce the deficit, while making the wealthiest corporations finally pay their fair share," said President Joe Biden in a special statement. |
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| Published at: | 1:45 PM on Sunday, August 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Fiscal Responsibility, Pharmaceuticals |
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Schumer, Manchin announce agreement on major climate and health focused budget bill
| Excerpt: | "This is the action the American people have been waiting for," President Joe Biden said in a statement. "This addresses the problems of today – high health care costs and overall inflation – as well as investments in our energy security for the future." |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Fiscal Responsibility, Pharmaceuticals, Strong Commonwealth |
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COVID-19 Update: Novavax wins FDA approval; President Biden fights off BA.5
| Excerpt: | A new vaccine has been approved to protect Americans against COVID-19. Meanwhile, President Biden's personal physician is providing regular updates on his battle with COVID. The President is taking Paxlovid and isolating as he recovers from his bout with the virus. |
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| Published at: | 9:14 PM on Monday, July 25th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants may make for a difficult summer
| Excerpt: | The newest variants of COVID-19, BA.4 and BA.5, are highly transmissible and creating new waves of COVID-19 infection as we enter summer. |
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| Published at: | 8:35 PM on Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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Patty Murray, Kim Schrier release new ads in wake of Alito court’s Dobbs decision
| Excerpt: | In the spots, Murray and Schrier speak directly to voters in a single take, emphasizing that they are unequivocally committed to reproductive rights, while noting that their opponents are not. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Friday, June 24th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Elections, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Reproductive Rights, WA-08, WA-Sen |
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Alito court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to criminalize reproductive rights
| Excerpt: | In an extreme decision, the United States Supreme Court has gutted almost fifty years of precedent and removed recognition of an important right supported by a majority of Americans. |
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| Published at: | 11:02 AM on Friday, June 24th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Privacy, Reproductive Rights |
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Book Review: It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful relates how art helped combat AIDS
| Excerpt: | Lowery chronicles the art installations by the collective Gran Fury, including Kissing Doesn’t Kill and All People With Aids are Innocent, while also describing the tragic consequences AIDS was having on the members themselves. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 18th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Books, Combating Diseases, Global Health |
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Distract and distort: Republicans declare Alito Court the victim after anti-Roe draft leaks
| Excerpt: | The extreme right wing has moved quickly to distract and distort in the wake of Politico's publication of Samuel Alito's draft opinion holding that the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was egregiously wrong. |
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| Published at: | 6:17 PM on Friday, May 6th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Litigation, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Reproductive Rights |
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts admits that leaked Alito draft is authentic
| Excerpt: | A draft of a majority opinion overturning the United States Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and leaked to Politico is authentic, Chief Justice John Roberts has admitted in a statement released by the Court. |
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| Published at: | 10:08 AM on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Litigation, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Reproductive Rights |
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President Biden pitches plan to lower the cost of essential drugs at appearance in Auburn
| Excerpt: | The 46th President spoke not for the ages, but of years as a widowed parent of two little boys who could not afford childcare even as a U.S. Senator, as an aneurysm patient cared for by nurses. |
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| Published at: | 10:18 PM on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Events, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Pharmaceuticals, Presidential Visits |
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64% of Washington voters want legislators to fund universal, no-cost school meals for kids