Jay Inslee will lift some restrictions on construction work amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Provided job sites meet safety standards as outlined in a detailed 30-point safety plan, construction projects may resume.
The lift comes after developers and lawmakers mounted pressure on Inslee to label private construction as essential projects. Republican lawmakers warned of the consequences of stopping private construction, including losing loans or bearing the burden of extra rent or mortgage fees if unable to move when planned.
Look at Jay Inslee's record: Inslee picked "essential" winners and "non-essential" losers during the Jay Inslee lockdown. Its about politics, not science.
State government construction is okay, private construction projects are not.If your business gave money to him, you were okay. If your group hadn't given money to him, you were not.
Boeing is okay. Hairdressers are not.
Wal-Mart is allowed. Gun stores are not.
Debt collectors are juist fine. But restaurant workers are not.
State Supreme Court rejects lawsuit seeking early prison release
The Washington State Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit seeking to force the release of thousands of prison inmates amid COVID-19. The court ruled – in a 5-4 decision – that an emergency petition did not prove the state is “failing in its duties to incarcerated people.”
The decision will not impact the early release of 1,100 prisoners, as authorized by Jay Inslee. All members of the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus joined together to demand Inslee reverse his earlier decision to release felons and asked that he consider alternate options.
Inslee looks to resume elective surgeries
If the data for COVID-19 continues to look favorable, elective surgeries and some outdoor recreation could resume – according to Jay Inslee.
The statement comes after Republican State Sen. Randi Becker (Eatonville) requested Inslee to clarify his order halting non-urgent medical and dental procedures during COVID-19. Inslee stated that some restrictions will likely to stay in place longer than May 4.
Reykdal eliminates failing grades in new guidelines
High school and middle school students cannot receive “F” grades according to new grading guidelines released by Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal this week. The new guidelines are supposed to reflect “what students know” rather than homework and worksheets, according to Reykdal.
The new grading systems state that “districts may choose to adopt an A-D, A-C, A-B, or even A-only system with an incomplete option, but there will be no failing grades.”
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