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Washington State Retools First-in-the-Nation Long-Term Care Benefit

Art Shotwell Apr. 18 2022 7 minutes read

The WA Cares Fund program, which would provide workers in the state a lifetime benefit of $36,500, was set to begin collecting money through a payroll tax in January, but it was delayed while lawmakers made adjustments to address equity problems. Now the payroll deductions will begin in July 2023, and benefits will become available in 2026.

April 13, 2022: COVID-19 Updates from Skagit County

Art Shotwell Apr. 13 2022 2 minutes read

Skagit County’s 7-day case rate has increased by 24 percent since last week, and the county-wide 7-day hospitalization rate has increased by 35 percent.

Conservatives feel blamed, shamed and ostracized by the media

Art Shotwell Apr. 13 2022 6 minutes read

Polling shows that trust in the media among conservatives is low and dropping. Much of the American right is hostile toward the press, but there’s not much research seeking to understand why, or what it means.

When are book bans unconstitutional? A First Amendment scholar explains

Art Shotwell Apr. 13 2022 6 minutes read

The United States has become a nation divided over important issues in K-12 education, including which books students should be able to read in public school.

Police Blotter, April 1 - 7, 2022

Anacortes Police Apr. 11 2022 7 minutes read

Among several reports of gas being stolen, one man reported it had happened twice just a couple of days apart.

It’s Your Choice: You Can Change Your Views of Aging and Improve Your Life

Art Shotwell Apr. 11 2022 7 minutes read

Becca Levy of Yale University talks with “Navigating Aging” columnist Judith Graham about how people can alter ingrained perceptions of aging — which are often formed unconsciously and are unrecognized.

New Covid deaths in Skagit County

Art Shotwell Apr. 7 2022 3 minutes read

Skagit County’s 7-day case rate has increased by 10 percent since last week. The county's 7-day hospitalization rate decreased by 35 percent.

Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first place

Art Shotwell Apr. 7 2022 7 minutes read

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future.

Police Blotter, March 25 - 31, 2022

Anacortes Police Apr. 6 2022 6 minutes read

Anacortes Police investigated several reports of car prowls and gasoline thefts this week.

The End of the Covid Emergency Could Mean a Huge Loss of Health Insurance

Art Shotwell Apr. 6 2022 5 minutes read

It is a perilous time to throw low- and middle-income Americans off the insurance cliff: A new omicron subvariant is spreading, and a program that provided coronavirus testing and covid-19 treatment at no cost to the uninsured has expired.

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