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COVID-19 Update: Idaho Governor Brad Little issues “stay at home” order for Gem Staters

Excerpt:	Idaho's Republican governor has has come under fierce and withering fire in recent days for an inadequate response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now he's scrambling to respond.
Published at:	3:23 PM on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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COVID-19 Update: Governors Jay Inslee and Kate Brown issue stay-at-home orders

Excerpt:	Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Oregon Governor Kate Brown today issued so-called "stay at home" orders that build on their earlier orders prohibiting large public gatherings, closing schools, and closing restaurants and bars.
Published at:	9:30 PM on Monday, March 23rd, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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COVID-19 Update: Governor Jay Inslee holds off on “shelter in place” order… for now

Excerpt:	The governors of Washington and Oregon are weighing whether to issue stay-at-home/"shelter-in-place" orders. Pressure on them to do so is mounting.
Published at:	10:59 PM on Friday, March 20th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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Elizabeth Warren proposes conditions for bailouts of big firms due to COVID-19 impacts

Excerpt:	The senior United States Senator from Massachusetts says it would be irresponsible to offer federal aid with no conditions, as Congress unwisely did twelve years ago.
Published at:	11:44 AM on Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy
Tags:	Disaster Recovery, Ethical Business, Fiscal Responsibility, Global Health
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Tim Eyman tries to defend his irresponsible behavior during coronavirus pandemic

Excerpt:	The scammer and disgraced initiative purveyor has released a lengthy commentary about the evolving government response to COVID-19.
Published at:	8:30 AM on Monday, March 16th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	Global Health, Personal Wellness
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COVID-19 Update: U.S. House passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act in 1 AM vote

Excerpt:	Good news: The United States House of Representatives has approved a sweeping bill that will help families respond to the worst public health crisis in a century.
Published at:	10:30 PM on Friday, March 13th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy
Tags:	Budgeting, COVID-19, Disaster Recovery, Global Health, Personal Wellness, U.S. House Roll Call Votes
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COVID-19 Update: All Seattle Public Schools to be closed starting March 12th, 2020

Excerpt:	"The decision to close the district was extremely difficult," officials said. "We know that closing our schools will impact our most vulnerable families."
Published at:	1:24 PM on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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COVID-19 Update: Governor Jay Inslee prohibits large public gatherings (250+)

Excerpt:	“This is an unprecedented public health situation and we can’t wait until we’re in the middle of it to slow it down,” the Governor said.
Published at:	12:55 PM on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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COVID-19 Update: Oregon announces that its total tally of known cases has doubled

Excerpt:	After a brief hiatus from reporting new cases, the Beaver State has updated its tally. New cases were also detected in Washington.
Published at:	9:30 PM on Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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COVID-19 Update: Vice President Mike Pence shows up to discuss coronavirus response

Excerpt:	Donald Trump's most prominent surrogate showed up in a Boeing C-32 transport to meet with state and local officials on March 5th, 2020.
Published at:	9:27 PM on Thursday, March 5th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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COVID-19 Update: New coronavirus cases reported in Washington and Oregon

Excerpt:	Here's what we know about the new cases of the disease at this point. Public health authorities are beginning investigations.
Published at:	9:00 PM on Friday, February 28th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare
Tags:	COVID-19, Global Health, Personal Wellness
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NPI’s Gael Tarleton warns proposed sale of .ORG domain registry could harm nonprofits

Excerpt:	A proposed sale of one of the Internet's biggest domain registries is attracting opposition all over the world, including here in the Pacific Northwest.
Published at:	5:00 PM on Sunday, January 26th, 2020
Written by:	Caitlin Harrington
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Technology
Tags:	Ethical Business, Interoperability
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Labour’s snap election loss will have profound implications for the United Kingdom’s future

Excerpt:	The party must now rebuild and settle on new leadership as the Corbyn era comes to a catastrophic end.
Published at:	12:15 PM on Sunday, December 29th, 2019
Written by:	Rich Erwin
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections
Tags:	Trade, UK-General
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Boeing belatedly fires Dennis Muilenburg as company’s disastrous year comes to a close

Excerpt:	2019 was a rotten year for The Boeing Company. With much riding on the firm's performance in 2020, Boeing's board has decided a change in leadership is necessary.
Published at:	7:02 PM on Monday, December 23rd, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Other Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics
Tags:	Ethical Business
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