President-elect Joe Biden has spent the weeks since the election assembling the team that he hopes to bring with him to Washington, D.C.
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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.
COVID-19 Update: Business, social activities restricted as region struggles to combat virus
The Pacific Northwest is trying to determine the best combination of restrictions to slow the spread of SARS-CoV‑2 without going back to a full scale lockdown.
COVID-19 Update: Governor Jay Inslee’s emergency powers affirmed by federal judge
While new cases of COVID-19 proliferate, the right wing continues to hamper efforts to fight the virus, despite losing a major legal challenge.
COVID-19 Update: Rolling, rolling, rolling…
The Pacific Northwest faces increased rate of infection from the pandemic and considers its options.
Tim Eyman says he’s worried about facial recognition. So why won’t he wear a mask?
Throwing on a face covering can help frustrate the very technology that Tim Eyman says is a danger to our personal liberty. But Eyman has likened mask wearing to tyranny.
COVID-19 Update: Pacific Northwest embraces mandatory mask directives
As British Columbia makes additional moves to reopen its economy, Washington has mandated the wearing of masks in public and Oregon has completed a special legislative session focusing on COVID-19 and police reform.
COVID-19 Update: States grapple with rise in new coronavirus cases in rural communities
Seeking to avoid squandering the hard won progress of the spring, Pacific Northwest governors and public health officials are exhorting and even ordering their constituents to wear masks.
The Pandemic is Personal: Patti Dailey on adjusting to not going out during COVID-19
A Pierce County activist and public servant reflects on keeping up a strict physical distancing regimen to avoid contracting COVID-19.
COVID-19 Update: Districts accelerate their planning for the 2020–2021 school year
A return to in-person classroom learning is being contemplated by school administrators across the region, but students and faculty will need to observe physical distancing protocols.
The Pandemic is Personal: Rituja Indapure on how COVID-19 has changed everyday life
One of NPI’s Advisory Councilmembers describes her spring with the pandemic in a series of journal entries recorded at one month intervals.
COVID-19 Update: Food, transparency, and the fallout in our hardest hit communities
Food processing facilities remain a primary coronavirus outbreak nexus. We look at the fallout in that industry and highlight two areas within the Pacific Northwest hard hit by the pandemic in this installment of COVID-19 Update.
The Pandemic is Personal: Nadine Brumbaugh on giving up her massage therapy practice
A longtime massage therapist writes about what it’s like when you have to leave your career, which you love, for the sake of your patients.
COVID-19 Update: Pacific Northwest states gingerly move forward with reopening plans
Pacific Northwestern states are moving towards reopening their economies at different speeds. Idaho is on the fastest track, followed by Oregon, and then Washington.