Austin Jenkins
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Pried off and stolen: A nearly 100-year-old historic marker vanishes from WA Capitol Campus
A nearly 100-year-old historical marker has been mysteriously stolen from Washington's Capitol Campus and, with no leads on who took it, the state...
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KUOW Newsroom
In wake of unemployment fraud, Washington’s campaign finance watchdog blocks some online access
At the request of a powerful Democratic state senator who warned of “foreign intrusion,” Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) on Sunday...
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Washington Republicans want to block pay raises and cut spending in June special session
Saying that it’s time for the legislative branch to “intervene” in the state’s COVID-19 response, Republican leaders in the Washington Legislature on...
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A special session of the Washington Legislature in June? Don’t bet on it, but don’t rule it out
As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee exerts his emergency powers to battle COVID-19, behind the scenes legislative leaders are exploring the idea of a special...
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KUOW Newsroom
At age 6, he and his classmates fled Mount St. Helens. 40 years later, this reporter recalls that day
Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins was a first grader on a school camping trip near Mount St. Helens when the volcano erupted on May 18, 1980. Austin recently unearthed his scrapbook from that time and interviewed several others who were on that memorable trip. On this 40th anniversary of the eruption, Austin recounts their harrowing escape.
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KUOW Newsroom
Washington plans to test all nursing home residents and staff for Covid-19, says state doctor
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has instructed the state Department of Health to prepare to test all nursing home residents and staff for Covid-19 in the coming weeks, according to a top health official.
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KUOW Newsroom
Raucous ‘Hazardous Liberty’ ralliers challenge Stay Home order
Austin Jenkins reports on events at the Capitol last weekend
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After brief moment of unity, Washington Republicans crank up criticism of Inslee
When Washington Gov. Jay Inslee first issued his stay home order in mid-March, Deanna Martinez was supportive. A registered nurse from Moses Lake who’s...
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Coronavirus In Seattle
"Let my people go." Opponents of stay home order rally at Washington Capitol
For the second time in a month, opponents of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s extended “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order – many of them openly carrying firearms -- rallied at the state Capitol Saturday in an event that brought together sign-waving citizens, conservative state legislators, Republican and Libertarian candidates for public office and members of far right groups.
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KUOW Newsroom
30K coronavirus tests a day could be the ticket to Washington’s freedom
More testing will allow the relax some of the social distancing measures, because we'll be able to identify people early and then keep them you know, isolated