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Republican state Sens.

GOP lawmakers in Washington discuss their proposal to reopen sectors of the economy

Republican state Sens.

April 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Republican lawmakers in Olympia have drafted a plan that would reopen sectors of the economy. Unlike Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, they say it is possible start doing so safely right now. Read story

Clark College student Alex Belza, 16, works in an empty computer lab at Scarpelli Hall that allowed extra space for social distancing on Monday morning. Clark College announced on Friday it would extend distance learning through the fall quarter.

Clark College: Summer, fall quarters will be online

Clark College student Alex Belza, 16, works in an empty computer lab at Scarpelli Hall that allowed extra space for social distancing on Monday morning. Clark College announced on Friday it would extend distance learning through the fall quarter.

April 24, 2020, 4:32pm Clark County News

Clark College will continue online learning through the fall 2020 quarter, it announced Friday. Read story

Construction begins again at the Kirkland Tower at the Vancouver Waterfront on April 24, 2020.

Inslee: Some construction projects in Washington can resume

Construction begins again at the Kirkland Tower at the Vancouver Waterfront on April 24, 2020.

April 24, 2020, 11:49am Business

Gov. Jay Inslee announced a limited rollback of Washington’s statewide ban on residential and retail construction at a press conference Friday. Construction projects that were underway before the ban will be allowed to restart work, subject to a new list of safety restrictions. Read story

Clark County COVID-19 deaths at 19, with 327 confirmed cases

April 24, 2020, 11:40am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health confirmed two new COVID-19 deaths and six new cases on Friday morning. Read story

A man wears a mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as he walks along the Trocadero square close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Friday, April 24, 2020. France continues to be under an extended stay-at-home order until May 11 in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lifting lockdown? Against coronavirus, no one size fits all

A man wears a mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as he walks along the Trocadero square close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Friday, April 24, 2020. France continues to be under an extended stay-at-home order until May 11 in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 24, 2020, 8:54am Nation & World

Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began loosening lockdown orders Friday on their pandemic-wounded businesses, despite warnings from health experts that the gradual steps toward normalcy might be happening too soon. Read story

Changes announced to Cascade Natural Gas’ energy assistance fund

April 24, 2020, 6:04am Business

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced Thursday it had approved temporary changes to Cascade Natural Gas' Washington Energy Assistance Fund, aimed at helping customers who have lost income due to COVID-19. Read story

Carolyn Long to hold remote town hall

April 24, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Carolyn Long, a Democrat running to represent Washington's 3rd Congressional District in November, will hold a socially distant town hall event Saturday via Facebook. Read story

Vancouver resident Ruben Renteria, foreground, checks out his receipt while teller Melissa Engler looks on as he stops by the Cascade Park Columbia Credit Union Branch drive-thru Thursday afternoon. Banks are still allowed to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, but most are using drive-thru and appointment-only service.

Clark County banking industry tackles Paycheck Protection Program loans

Vancouver resident Ruben Renteria, foreground, checks out his receipt while teller Melissa Engler looks on as he stops by the Cascade Park Columbia Credit Union Branch drive-thru Thursday afternoon. Banks are still allowed to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, but most are using drive-thru and appointment-only service.

April 24, 2020, 6:00am Business

Thousands of small businesses have spent the past month scrambling to join the Paycheck Protection Program, seeking an economic lifeline amid the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Gov.

Inslee defends virus policies, hints residential construction might reopen

Gov.

April 24, 2020, 5:59am Clark County Health

The first steps to reopen Washington’s economy after COVID-19 will be undertaken statewide, Gov. Jay Inslee said, and not on a region-by-region basis despite frustration from some local leaders. Read story

A masked worker at this state WIN job center in Pearl, Miss., holds an unemployment benefit application form as she waits for a client, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The job centers lobbies are closed statewide to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However the continuing growth of unemployment demands and now additional assistance for self-employed, church employees, gig workers, and others who were previously ineligible for unemployment assistance has drawn some people to the centers for information and to obtain and submit unemployment benefit applications. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

Gig workers and self-employed keep waiting for jobless aid

A masked worker at this state WIN job center in Pearl, Miss., holds an unemployment benefit application form as she waits for a client, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The job centers lobbies are closed statewide to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However the continuing growth of unemployment demands and now additional assistance for self-employed, church employees, gig workers, and others who were previously ineligible for unemployment assistance has drawn some people to the centers for information and to obtain and submit unemployment benefit applications. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

April 23, 2020, 3:40pm Business

Like many Americans cooped up during the virus outbreak, Jeff Kardesch of Austin, Texas, is spending a lot of time on social media. It isn't just idle talk with friends. Kardesch is struggling to find out when he’ll receive the unemployment benefits he needs. Read story