Signing of HB 1267 creates Accountably Committee..

 

from the Governor's Medium page.

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Gov. Jay Inslee signed a dozen bills today that will improve accountability for law enforcement in Washington state, and will create the nation’s strongest police accountability system. The governor, joined by community members and families of those impacted, signed the bills at the Eastside Community Center in Tacoma.

The governor signed legislation that will create an Office of Independent Investigations that reports to the governor, prohibit certain uses of force and will require more thorough oversight requirements for hiring and for reporting misconduct.

“The crises of the past year have unmasked long-standing inequities in our society. The consciousness of our state and nation has been raised against inequity in many forms,” Inslee said. “Our moral mandate to acknowledge these hard truths crystallized in the fallout from the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, and the killing of Manny Ellis in Tacoma. The bills I am signing today respect these truths and lay a solid foundation to halt inequity’s pernicious influence in our systems of government.”

Katrina Johnson — cousin of Charleena Lyles who was killed in Seattle in June of 2017 —praised the legislation being signed and thanked the governor and state for allowing impacted families to lead in policy discussions, as they are “experts of [their] experience.”

“To the impacted families, take a bow in knowing your loved ones death is not in vain,” Johnson said. “Today, we stand united in strength and bonded together in pain and blood. We celebrate on this bill signing day, and tomorrow it is back to work on implementation.”

House Bill 1267

Included in the package was HB 1267, sponsored by Rep. Debra Entenman, that will create a new office to conduct competent, unbiased investigations of police use of excessive force. These investigations will be required to be truly independent of the involved law enforcement agency. Releasing such investigations from any hint of conflicts of interest will improve accountability, transparency and the public’s confidence.

Last year, the governor convened a task force comprised of these individuals as well as representatives of law enforcement. HB 1267 reflects the recommendations of that task force.

The legislation was made possible due to tireless advocacy of families and communities hurt most by inequitable application of violence.

“This legislation will be complemented by legislation concerning state oversight and accountability of peace officers, requirements for tactics, permissible uses of force and other crucial legislation awaiting my signature today,” Inslee said.

Rep. Entenman thanked impacted families and communities for their continued advocacy.

“The new Office of Independent Investigation will increase transparency and trust in investigations of deadly uses of force by law enforcement. I want to thank the families of victims of police violence who courageously showed up again and again to change a system that provided them with no accountability and no justice,” Entenman said. “Their will to prevent other families from suffering as they have was a source of inspiration and motivation. I also want to thank the Governor’s Task Force, community members, and the Washington Coalition for Police Accountability for helping pass this first in the nation policy. Our premise is simple: police shouldn’t be investigating other police. This new office will help us build trust between the community and law enforcement by ensuring that there is accountability for unnecessary police violence.”

Related news stories & Press releases:

‘Vigilantism’ a fear in wake of new laws

Sheriff, legislator review police use-of-force limits--PDN

Police lament loss of neck holds. ‘No one wants us to beat someone into submission’--Tacoma News Tribune

As police adjust to reforms, crisis responders feel deserted

A new law leaves mentally ill people on the streets, responders say. It’s not what lawmakers intended.--Everett Herald

Report: Nearly half of 911 calls to Seattle police don't need officer response--Seattle PI

Washington lawmaker: New policing laws ‘a bump in the road, not a crisis’--My Northwest

IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES:

WA state will follow current CDC guidance and to that end, I made two announcements earlier today: 

1). I am asking vaccinated Washingtonians statewide to consider wearing a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission. This is a recommendation, not a requirement. Unvaccinated individuals are still required to wear a mask indoors.

2). We are also continuing our existing school guidance, which matches with the CDC’s masking guidance for the upcoming school year in K-12. All students and employees will be required to wear masks around each other in school buildings. We have to prevent the spread of COVID in our schools if we want to remain learning in-person. 

This is a requirement, and school districts that don’t follow this guidance would not be following the law.--Quote from Gov. Inslee's fb page

Masks required for all K-12 students and staff heading back to the classroom

OLYMPIA – Safely returning to the classroom for full time in-person instruction this school year is important for students, teachers, and staff. Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released updated guidance for the 2021-2022 school year. DOH’s guidance aims to minimize transmission and maximize in-person instruction and is informed by the latest science, recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, and recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.--DOH

Hops season right around the corner, planning ahead for workforce shortage with higher wages.

When we hired cherry inspectors earlier this year, we saw difficulty in filling all the positions, so we decided to increase the already competitive wage.

Environmental penalties for 2nd quarter of 2021--DOE

Grant applications being accepted for flood-hazard planning.

As Washington responds to record-setting drought conditions across most of the state, we're helping local communities prepare for another natural disaster: flooding.--DOE

Williams Lake Access Area improvements to close launch temporarily.

SPOKANE – Work to improve the Williams Lake Access Area in Spokane County could mean some inconvenience to users but will result in a better experience in the future. A limited season to complete work near water has contractor crews starting on a project this week. Work includes removing the existing, damaged boat ramp and replacing it with a new precast concrete plank ramp. An informal gravel ramp next to the concrete ramp will also be upgraded to a precast concrete plank ramp to accommodate more users.

Initial and continued claims for regular benefits decreased during the week of July 18 – July 24

OLYMPIA – During the week of July 18 – July 24, there were 4,554 initial regular unemployment claims (down 10.0 percent from the prior week) and 311,097 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 1.5 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).  

FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO DC:

Kilmer, Strickland Secure Historic Funding Increase for Puget Sound Restoration

House Approves Over 30% Funding Increase to Key Puget Sound Recovery Program.

Can This 'Marriage' Be Saved? How Conservatives and Liberals Can Learn to Trust Again

Over the past few years, I’ve led dozens of workshops in which ordinary Americans across the ideological spectrum share their strongly held political views.

Senator Murray Pushes for Pathway to Citizenship for All During Twitter Live with OneAmerica.

Murray, Cantwell Applaud $40M Investment to Launch UW-led and WSU-led Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes.

Cantwell Announces Over $10.8 Million in Grants to Washington State Airports

$5.2 Million going to Tri-Cities Airport, $5.4 Million going to Paine Field.

Following Recommendation from Senators Cantwell and Murray, President Biden Appoints Two Highly-Qualified, Historic Candidates for Washington State U.S. Attorney Positions

Nick Brown of Seattle will be the first African American U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Vanessa Waldref will be the first female U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.

(2) THIS WEEK'S HEADLINE NEWS:

WORLD NEWS

100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF 

More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a tenfold jump over average annual levels, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. 

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096762

 

Mercenaries ‘impede’ peace, must leave Libya to allow elections.

The continued recruitment and presence of mercenaries in Libya is impeding “progress in the peace process” and an obstacle to upcoming elections, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday, calling for their “long overdue” departure.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096752

First Person: ‘I’m not old enough to be a woman’ says trafficked teen.

A teenage girl who was sold for sex for the price of a few beers as a twelve-year-old, has told the United Nations how she was trafficked between Burundi and Tanzania in East Africa.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096452

Human trafficking: UN chief calls for action as COVID leaves ‘many millions’ more vulnerable.

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096682

Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Burma--USUN

https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-arria-formula-meeting-on-burma/

explanation of Vote Following the Adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution on the Central African Republic--USUN

Harassment of Foreign Journalists in the People’s Republic of China--US STATE DEPT

The United States is deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including foreign journalists covering the devastation and loss of life caused by recent floods in Henan. The U.S. government reiterates the condolences of the American people to all those affected.

NATIONAL HEADLINE NEWS:

Remarks by President Biden Laying Out the Next Steps in Our Effort to Get More Americans Vaccinated and Combat the Spread of the Delta Variant--WH

Guard Well-Equipped to Handle West Coast Wildfires

When wildfires happen out west, National Guard service members are there to fight those fires. And for now, they've got a good handle on the effort, the director of the National Guard said.--DOD

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2713183/guard-well-equipped-to-handle-west-coast-wildfires/

Government Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuits Against Kaiser Permanente Affiliates for Submitting Inaccurate Diagnosis Codes to the Medicare Advantage Program--DOJ

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/government-intervenes-false-claims-act-lawsuits-against-kaiser-permanente-affiliates

Attorney General Garland and Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Clarke Commemorate the 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act--DOJ

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-garland-and-civil-rights-division-assistant-attorney-general-clarke

Department of Education Releases $600 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness.

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION EXTENDS SINGLE FAMILY EVICTION MORATORIUM

Today’s announcement extends the eviction moratorium through September 30 for foreclosed borrowers and other occupants and notes expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on July 31.

https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_21_118

CDC awards $117 Million to Advance Innovation and Health Equity in Federal Initiative to End HIV--CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0727-end-hiv.html

BUSINESS & FINANCE NEWS

USDA Releases Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry--USDA

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/07/29/usda-releases-economic-impact-analysis-us-biobased-products

U.S. Department of the Treasury Policy Statement on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and Individual Vaccine Incentives--US TREASURY DEPT.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0297

Four Executives and Company Charged with Price Fixing in Ongoing Investigation into Broiler Chicken Industry

A federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment yesterday charging Koch Foods, headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois, for participating in a nationwide conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products. Separately, a federal grand jury in Denver returned an indictment charging four executives for their roles in the same conspiracy.--DOJ

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-executives-and-company-charged-price-fixing-ongoing-investigation-broiler-chicken

Supply Chain Issues, Worker Shortages Impacted Economic Growth in Q2--US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

https://www.uschamber.com/series/above-the-fold/supply-chain-issues-worker-shortages-impacted-economic-growth-q2

Annual Report--THE FED

https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/annual-report.htm

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WILL AWARD UP TO $20M TO SUPPORT WORKERS’ RIGHTS, FIGHT LABOR ABUSES IN EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS.

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ilab/ilab20210730

IRS: Businesses, charities, others with Employer Identification Numbers must update responsible party information within 60 days of any change.

( 3) NEWS COMMENTARIES & LOCAL MEETINGS

Congressman Shows Biden's New Mask Mandate Is Based on Bogus Study – Again. 'This Is Why We've Lost Trust'.--PJ MEDIA

Our Empathetic Authoritarians

The American crisis of empathy rests in a simple fact: America is now divided over two mutually exclusive definitions of empathy.--The Patriot Post

Goodbye, America

We no longer have a Constitution.--American Spectator

Dem Rep. Nadler — and Pelosi — Seen Violating House Mask Mandate--NewsMax

Infrastructure debate devolves into chaos; senators trade accusations of double-crossing.--Washington Times

The dark side of transgenderism: Moral monsters mutilate children without parental involvement--Washington Examiner

‘These Are Not Your Children’: Wisconsin Parents Tell Joe Biden To Stuff Masking Their Children Where The Sun Don’t Shine--The Federalist

LOCAL MEETINGS

CLALLAM COUNTY:

Clallam County work session for 8/2/21

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1274

Clallam County Commission meeting for 8/3/21

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7276

OMC BOARD MEETING FOR 8/4/21

https://www.olympicmedical.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AGENDA-August-4-2021.pdf

JEFFERSON COUNTY 

Jefferson County meeting for 8/2/21

https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=58aa8a91-af98-46b0-a155-a1328212ba8d&prefilter=845,5958

Port Townsend Council meeting for 8/2/21

https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=1682

He became the ultimate sacrifice 

BIBLE VERSE: John 1:12-13 (New International Version)

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

 

 

Weekly Bible Study: 

The Antichrist

by Eddie via The Beacon of Brown Trail

On page 181 of a book entitled World War III, John Wesley White writes, "The prime mover in the events that will march man into World War III will be the Anti-Christ...a terrible personification of evil who will work more wholesale havoc than any other human being in the history of the world."

http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVarticles/Antichrist.html

 

   

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Inslee statement on federal decision to maintain U.S.-Canada border closure.

Press release issued 7/21/21

https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-statement-federal-decision-maintain-us-canada-border-closure

Gov. Jay Inslee today issued the following statement regarding the federal government's recent announcement of continued U.S.-Canada border closure.

"I am extremely disappointed by the federal government’s announcement today that the U.S. border with Canada will remain closed through at least August 21. This continued closure will result in continued hardship for Washingtonians living in border communities, including in Point Roberts.

"As I have expressed repeatedly in communications with the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, the time has come to at least partially reopen the U.S.-Canada border, and I will continue to advocate for relief for border communities in Washington state."

IN OTHER STATE RELATED NEWS:

NON-LETHAL WOLF DETERRENCE GRANTS ANNOUNCED

OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has awarded the Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock Management grant to a cattle producers association.

 

An advisory board reviewed all grant applications and selected the Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW) to receive $397,440 from the 2021 Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock Management grant for its wolf deterrence project. The funding comes from a state legislative appropriation of $952,000 for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023.

 

CPoW’s project involves using conflict specialists to address wolf issues in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Okanogan counties.

 

The appropriation from the Legislature also directed funds to the Ferry and Stevens counties sheriff’s departments, which will receive $184,000 jointly to address wolf deterrence activities. Another $294,400 is directed to the Northeast Washington Wolf-Cattle Collaborative for its wolf deterrence work.

 

Eight percent of the funds provided by the Legislature was intended to cover WSDA’s cost of administering the grants, which involves ensuring that projects selected to receive funding are in compliance with state law and regulations.

 

Visit agr.wa.gov/grants to find more information about the Northeast Washington Wolf Livestock Management grant.

https://agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/news-and-media-relations/news-releases?article=32549

It’s dry. Really, really dry.

It all comes down to one fact: If it grows, it needs water. Water that our agriculture producers in Washington state simply do not have enough of this year.

https://wastatedeptag.blogspot.com/2021/07/its-dry-really-really-dry.html

Attorney General Ferguson secures criminal conviction for illegal ivory trafficking.

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that a King County antique business and one of its owners pleaded guilty to trafficking in species threatened with extinction under a voter-approved initiative banning the sale or transfer of products made from certain endangered species.

https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-ferguson-secures-criminal-conviction-illegal-ivory-trafficking

AG Ferguson rejects insufficient opioid distributors settlement, heads toward trial.

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that he formally rejected a proposed settlement with opioid distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen, and Johnson & Johnson. The Attorney General’s Office has been litigating against these companies for years. Trial against McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen begins in King County Superior Court on September 7. Ferguson’s trial against Johnson & Johnson is scheduled to begin in King County Superior Court in January 2022.

https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-rejects-insufficient-opioid-distributors-settlement-heads-toward

Single-use plastic bag ban begins Oct. 1 in Washington,

OLYMPIA – 

Washingtonians will begin to see fewer plastic bags littering the state’s roadsides, parks, and streams beginning Oct. 1 when the statewide plastic bag ban goes into effect. The bag ban prohibits the distribution of single-use plastic carry-out bags by restaurants, retail, small vendor, and grocery stores.--DOE

https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Get-to-know-us/News/2021/Statewide-bag-ban-begins-Oct-1

Washington, Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissions plan meeting to discuss Columbia River policy.

OLYMPIA – Members of the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissions will hold a virtual meeting next week to discuss policy for the shared waters of the Columbia River.

Four members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission and three members of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/washington-oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commissions-plan-meeting-discuss-columbia-river-policy

State calls on providers to continue work to boost COVID-19 vaccination

OLYMPIA – Last Friday, Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH announced the Power of Providers (POP) Initiative to continue to encourage all health care providers in the state to reach out and talk to their patients about COVID-19 vaccination. As the state continues its vaccination work and shifts to more community-based efforts, health providers from a variety of sectors are pivotal in increasing COVID-19 vaccinations in an equitable manner. --DOH

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Newsroom/Articles/ID/2869/State-calls-on-providers-to-continue-work-to-boost-COVID-19-vaccination

FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO DC

House Appropriations Committee Advances New Federal Funding to Support Affordable Housing & Jobs on Tacoma’s Hilltop

Kilmer Led Effort to Ensure Appropriations Committee Approved $4.5 Million in Federal Funding for Two Projects.

Kilmer, Coons, Herrera Beutler Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Spur Economic Growth & Create Jobs

RECOMPETE Act Establishes New Grant Program to Invest in Communities That Have Faced Long-Term Economic Challenges

Cantwell, Kelly, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Revive, Sustain Trusted Local News

Cantwell: “Local news is about holding the powerful accountable.” Pandemic and economic crisis batter newsrooms at a time Americans need them most.

Senator Murray Announces Important Disaster Relief for Washington Farmers Impacted By Drought.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced important technical and financial assistance available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help farmers and livestock producers who have been impacted by the ongoing, severe drought recover.

Senator Murray Releases Report on Challenges Voters with Disabilities Face in Early Voting, Pushes for Federal Action.

Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Aging, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the challenges that voters with disabilities continue to face in voting early and voting by mail. The report showed that although many states have worked to make voting prior to Election Day more accessible for people with disabilities, many election officials, advocates and voters report that challenges—including with physical obstacles at polling places, voting equipment, and inaccessible voter information—persist.

(2) IN THIS WEEK'S HEADLINE NEWS:

WORLD NEWS HEADLINE:

Lebanon: Public water system on the verge of collapse, UNICEF warns.

The public water system in Lebanon is “on life support” and could collapse at any moment, putting 71 per cent of the population, or more than four million people, at immediate risk of losing access to safe supply, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Friday. 

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096312

Water-related hazards dominate list of 10 most destructive disasters.

Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards top the list of natural disasters with the highest human losses in the past 50 years, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096302

COVID-19: Africa ‘third wave’ not yet over, while vaccine inequity threatens all.

Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this “small step forward” could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. 

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096252

Revealed: Inequalities persist in HIV prevention, child treatment services.

Nearly half of the 1.7 million children worldwide living with HIV were not on treatment last year, the UN programmed leading the global fight against HIV and AIDS, UNAIDS, said in a report released together with partners. 

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096242

Explanation of Position on Resolution on the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS President’s Text--USUN

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Before Their Meeting--US STATE DEPT.

Austin Details Messages He Will Deliver in Indo-Pacific, Discusses Afghanistan--DOD

NATIONAL HEADLINE NEWS

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Measures on Cuba--WH

FACT SHEET: How the Biden-Harris Administration Is Advancing Educational Equity--WH

Interface Rehab to Pay $2 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Interface Rehab (Interface), headquartered and operating in California, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable or necessary.--DOJ

Mississippi Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to More than $180-Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

A Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty today for his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE and private insurance companies by paying kickbacks to distributors for the referral of medically unnecessary compounded prescription medications that were ultimately dispensed by his pharmacies. The conduct allegedly resulted in more than $180 million in fraudulent billings, including more than $50 million paid by federal healthcare programs. --DOJ

Readout of White House & Department of Education Listening Session with Educators with Disabilities

Today, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, White House Office of Public Engagement Associate Director Emily Voorde, and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Deputy Assistant Secretary Katy Neas met with public educators from the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. All assembled educators self-identified as Disabled. Secretary Cardona emphasized that educators with disabilities serve as critical advocates and role models for their students, particularly those with disabilities. The Secretary also reaffirmed the Biden Administration’s commitment to support educators with disabilities and students with disabilities. This roundtable comes just five days before the 31st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is part of the Administration’s engagement with Disabled Americans during July’s Disability Pride Month.

Dept. of Education press release.

HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $27 MILLION TO LOCAL HIV/AIDS HOUSING PROGRAMS

Funding offers stable housing for individuals and families at risk of homelessness

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced more than $27 million to assist thousands of low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families over a three-year period. The funding announced today is offered through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA) and will renew HUD's support of 31 local programs. These grants provide a combination of housing assistance and supportive services for this vulnerable population.

“If You See Something, Say Something®” Campaign Materials Are Available in 10 Languages.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s "If You See Something, Say Something®” campaign is committed to educating the American public about how to recognize and report the signs of suspicious activity. We believe everyone has a role to play in keeping our communities safe and secure. To effectively meet that mission, the Campaign must be accessible to all of the communities that we serve. 

BUSINESS & FINANCE NEWS:

Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership on the Debt Limit.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0290

Federal Reserve Board statement on the Community Reinvestment Act.

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced it is committed to working together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to jointly strengthen and modernize regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). "We are delighted to work together to develop a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking building on the Board's September 2020 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which was intended to provide a framework for a joint rulemaking that ensures the CRA remains a strong and effective tool to address inequities in access to credit and meet the needs of low- and moderate-income communities and garners broad support," said Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard.

REF.   https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20210720b.htm

IRS holds additional weekend events July 23-24 to help people with Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments.

More than 2.2 million additional Economic Impact Payments disbursed under the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced today they have disbursed more than 2.2 million additional Economic Impact Payments under the American Rescue Plan.

USDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers.

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative.--USDA

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CITES FOUNDATION FOOD GROUP INC., THREE OTHER COMPANIES AFTER JAN. 28 INVESTIGATION FINDS SIX DEATHS WERE PREVENTABLE.

GAINESVILLE, GA – On Jan. 28, 2021, six workers went to work at a Gainesville poultry processing facility unaware that they would not return home. Just after their shift began, a freezer at the plant malfunctioned, releasing colorless, odorless liquid nitrogen into the plant’s air, displacing the oxygen in the room.

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20210723

FTC to Ramp Up Law Enforcement Against Illegal Repair Restrictions.

(3) NEWS COMMENTARIES & LOCAL MEETINGS

NEWS COMMENTARY

FROM THE VOICES OF UNELECTED HEALTH OFFICIALS...

All of Clallam County are to submit to wearing mask again, or is the another case if Seattle is doing it we should thing?

Apparently, none of the County Commission, or City Coucil member Navarr Carr, had nothing to say during this week's board of health meeting. 

What was reported were the non-elected health officers saying in essence we citizens of Clallam County can't be trusted doing the right thing in commonsence of getting vaccinated, and wearing mask when the occasion a rises. So we citizens need to be treated like children. The sheer arrogance of this smells bad. 

So one should ask the Peninsula Daily News this question whose in charge of the board the health, the elected board members, or unelected health officers? --Peter Ripley

Time to mask up again against COVID-19

Honor system ‘not working’

PORT ANGELES — A refusal by residents to get COVID-19 vaccinations or wear masks, coupled with an increase in infections, should prompt a return to universal indoors masking on the North Olympic Peninsula as soon as Monday, the Clallam-Jefferson County health officer said Thursday.

Regional health officers will advise their counties on the Peninsula and in Puget Sound to re-institute non-mandatory guidance that masks should be worn in public gathering places in both government and business sectors, Dr. Allison Berry said.--PDN 7/22/21

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/time-to-mask-up-again-against-covid-19/

Related stories:

King County health officer recommends everyone wear a mask ‘once again’

King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin recommends that everyone — vaccinated or not — wear a mask in indoor, public spaces.--MY NORTH WEST

https://mynorthwest.com/3052478/king-county-duchin-recommends-wear-a-mask/

Editor's Note: Was this coincidental? Yeah sure I buy that!--Peter Ripley

MORE NEWS COMMENTARIES

Dear Dr. Wen: Stop Obsessing Over Masks and Vaccine Passports and Do Something to Help--PJ MEDIA

Time to Play 'To Tell the Truth' With Dr. Fauci---News Busters

Face masks will never go away until Americans say no--Washington Times

For the vaccinated, risks of delta variant are small

Although the delta variant is far more contagious than previous versions of the coronavirus, vaccines still provide high protection rates.--Washington Examiner

Mask Mania Suffocates The West Coast--The Federalist

Fauci Says Vaccinated ‘Might Want To Consider’ Wearing Mask Indoors--Daily Wire

Anthony Fauci Champions The Forever Pandemic--The Federalist

LOCAL MEETINGS

CLALLAM COUNTY

Clallam County Commission work session for 7/26/21

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1273

Clallam County Commission meeting for 7/27/21

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7275

Port of Port Angeles Commission meeting for 7/27/21

https://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07272021-532

City of Sequim Council meeting for 7.26.21

https://www.sequimwa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2465

City of Forks Council meeting for 7.26.21

https://forkswashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda_20210726.pdf

JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS

Jefferson County Commission meeting for 7.26.21

https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=6d348d4a-11cd-4cd8-a681-3e1dfd3c8b54&prefilter=845,5958

City of Port Townsend meeting for 7.27.21

https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=650

He became the ultimate sacrifice 

BIBLE VERSE: Psalm 112:5 (New International Version)

Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.

 

 

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 Origin and Meaning of Antichrist--by Garreth L. Clair

http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVarticles/OriginAndMeaningOfAntichrist.html

 

   

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Washington Community Economic Revitalization Board invests $17.9 million in 13 counties.

Press release issued 7/ 15/21

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news-releases/washington-community-economic-revitalization-board-invests-17-9-million-in-13-counties/

OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) today approved over $15.3 million in grants and $2.6 million in low-interest loans for planning, economic development and rural broadband infrastructure construction projects.

Nine rural broadband projects were approved for over $14 million in grants from the CERB coronavirus capital projects fund, enabling an estimated 3,858 high-speed internet connections once completed. Another three projects approved for funding under CERB’s committed private partner program represent $684,500 in grants and more than $2.5 million in loans that will be matched by over $7.6 million in private investment. The partner projects will create an estimated 200 jobs. Three additional projects were approved for planning grants totaling $150,000.

Projects funded are located in Asotin, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Garfield, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lincoln, Pacific, Skagit, Thurston, Walla Walla and Whitman counties.

See the complete table of grants and loans approved today.

“CERB’s mission is to help local governments and tribes finance their vision for the future. As we move forward from COVID-19, this is more important than ever. Targeted local investment in economic development and rural broadband infrastructure is essential to building a foundation for successful and sustainable economic growth. In these unprecedented times, the projects approved for funding represent the economic, cultural, and geographic diversity of our state. These investments will have a positive economic impact at a time when it is needed the most,” said CERB Chair Randy Hayden.

“CERB investments in critical infrastructure, such as broadband, have never been more important for local leaders seeking to build back better from the pandemic,” said Washington State Commerce Director Lisa Brown. “This funding strengthens rural communities all across our state by supporting plans for economic vitality and opportunities for people to thrive, wherever they choose to live.”

The release of CERB funds to the projects approved today is contingent upon each applicant completing specific pre-contract requirements, such as finalizing other funding sources and obtaining necessary permits.

Since 1982, CERB has committed nearly $203 million to local jurisdictions across the state, an investment generating more than 36,600 jobs, and private capital investment of a $5.8 billion – a $29-to-$1 return on CERB investments. Read the 2020 CERB Legislative Report

Since 2018, CERB has committed $13.45 million to rural broadband infrastructure to local jurisdictions and Tribes.  These investments are estimated to generate 14,391 connections, through 14 projects, across 45 rural underserved communities. Read the 2020 CERB Rural Broadband Legislative Report

As Washington’s strategic economic development resource, CERB is focused on creating private sector jobs in partnership with local governments by financing infrastructure improvements. These improvements encourage new business development and expansion. In addition to funding construction projects, CERB provides limited funding for studies that evaluate high-priority economic development projects. Learn more about CERB at www.commerce.wa.gov/cerb.

IN OTHER STATE RELATED NEWS:

State Public Works Board accepting grant applications for broadband construction.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Public Works Board (PWB) is accepting applications for broadband infrastructure construction grants now through Oct. 1, 2021. Cities, towns, counties, special purpose districts and Tribes are eligible to apply.

Washington Courts: News and Information

OCLA delivers plan for launching Washington State’s first-in-nation “Right to Counsel” program.

The Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA), the independent judicial branch agency charged with administering and overseeing state funding for civil legal aid services throughout Washington, today delivered to the legislature a plan for implementing the first-in-nation statewide “Right to Counsel” program for indigent tenants facing eviction.

Ecology declares drought emergency.

OLYMPIA – 

A historically dry spring and summer, followed by a record-breaking heat wave, have affected water supplies across Washington, prompting the Washington Department of Ecology to issue a drought emergency for most of the state. The only areas excluded from the emergency declaration are Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett.

Boots on the ground: AmeriCorps members conduct water quality surveys with Snoqualmie Tribe.

Our Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) restoration crews focus on restoring important habitat along the banks of Washington’s rivers and streams. By planting these riparian zones — the places where land and water meet — with native trees and shrubs, members gain hands-on experience while improving ecosystem health and water quality throughout the state.

Initial unemployment insurance claims for week of July 4 - 10, 2021.

OLYMPIA – During the week of July 4 – July 10, there were 5,488 initial regular unemployment claims (down 7.4 percent from the prior week) and 340,204 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 0.9 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). 

First female grizzly bear captured, radio collared, and released onsite in Washington.

SPOKANE – In a first for Washington state, wildlife biologists recently captured and fitted a female grizzly bear

Fire Danger Ratings Rise In More Parts of Eastern Washington.

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its partners are increasing Fire Danger Ratings and Industrial Fire Precaution Levels on DNR-protected lands in parts of eastern Washington.

FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO DC

House Appropriations Committee Advances Federal Funding to Invest in STEM Education on Olympic Peninsula

Kilmer Led Effort to Ensure Appropriations Committee Approved $450,000 to Support Regional STEM Education Expansion Efforts.

In case you missed it: posted 7/1/21

House Appropriations Committee Advances New Federal Funding for Port Angeles Food Bank’s Nourish to Flourish Expansion

Kilmer Led Effort to Ensure Appropriations Committee Approved $900,000 for Port Angeles Food Bank Expansion.

Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Push to Include Support for National Guard Firefighting Efforts in Upcoming Funding Bill

In letter, Cantwell, colleagues call for resources and training for National Guard to address increasingly severe wildfire season. Cantwell also advocated for additional funding to address wildfires in Energy and Natural Resources infrastructure package.

Cantwell Heralds Full Restoration of Tongass National Forest Protections

Biden Admin announces full reversal of Trump directive that stripped protections for over 9 million acres of pristine Alaskan forestlands, including old-growth stands.

Senator Murray: New Budget Deal’s Climate Priorities Are Critical for Washington State.

(Seattle, WA) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee and one of the negotiators of the budget framework, issued the following statement on the newly announced FY2022 Budget Resolution’s climate priorities following Governor Jay Inslee’s emergency drought declaration yesterday.

Senator Murray Applauds Judiciary Committee Vote Advancing Washington State Nominees.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance three Washington state judicial nominees to the floor for consideration by the full Senate. The date of the floor vote is not yet scheduled. Each candidate testified before the full Senate Judiciary Committee last month where Senator Murray spoke in support of each nominee. Following today’s vote, Senator Murray reiterated her strong support for the nominees, Lauren King, Judge David Estudillo, and Tana Lin, to fill U.S. District Court Judicial vacancies in the Western District of Washington.

(2) THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES

WORLD NEWS

Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action.

Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

UN rights chief calls for prompt release of protestors held in Cuba.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for the prompt release of protestors and journalists detained during anti-government demonstrations in Cuba, some of whom are being held incommunicado. 

Afghanistan: Funding shortfall amid deepening humanitarian crisis.

A senior UN official on Thursday urged donors to step up support for Afghanistan, where ongoing drought and increased military operations amid foreign troop withdrawal, are displacing scores of civilians, creating a growing humanitarian crisis. 

‘Deeply negative impact’ of COVID pandemic, reverses SDG progress.

Closing a key international development forum on Thursday, the deputy UN chief observed that a year of “immense challenges” has reversed progress on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

‘We are with you’: The South African care centres providing hope for survivors of sexual violence.

In South Africa, a sexual offence is committed every ten minutes, and the number is rising, according to official police statistics. The UN is working closely with the Government to ensure that care centres have the resources to help survivors of sexual violence across the country, including the most deprived regions. 

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Libya--USUN

Announcing the U.S. – Afghanistan – Uzbekistan – Pakistan Quad Regional Support for Afghanistan-Peace Process and Post Settlement--US STATE DEPT.

Representatives of the United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity.  The parties consider long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan critical to regional connectivity and agree that peace and regional connectivity are mutually reinforcing.  Recognizing the historic opportunity to open flourishing interregional trade routes, the parties intend to cooperate to expand trade, build transit links, and strengthen business-to-business ties.  The parties agreed to meet in the coming months to determine the modalities of this cooperation with mutual consensus.

NATIONAL HEADLINES

FACT SHEET: U.S.-Germany Climate and Energy Partnership--WH

Milley Marks Full Operational Capability of NATO Command in Norfolk.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff marked the full operational capability of NATO's Joint Force Command — Norfolk, saying the command is integral to the alliance's strategy for maintaining peace.

Florida Department of Children and Families Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability in Connection with SNAP Quality Control

The Florida Department of Children and Families (FDCF) has agreed to pay to the United States $17,500,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Until 2008, SNAP was known as the Food Stamp Program. 

U.S. Government Launches First One-Stop Ransomware Resource at StopRansomware.gov

New Website Provides Cybersecurity Resources from Across the Federal Government--DOJ

Secretary Mayorkas Overviews U.S. Maritime Migrant Interdiction Operations.

On July 13, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas spoke about U.S. Maritime Migrant Interdiction Operations at a DHS press briefing. 

U.S. Department of Education Approves Massachusetts' Plan for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and Students, Distributes Remaining $611 Million.

U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory During COVID-19 Vaccination Push Warning American Public About Threat of Health Misinformation.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Treasury and IRS Announce Families of Nearly 60 Million Children Receive $15 Billion Dollars in First Payments of Expanded and Newly Advanceable Child Tax Credit--US TREASURY DEPT

Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress

Chair Powell submitted identical remarks to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, on July 15, 2021.--THE FED

USDA Awards $12 Million in Record-Breaking Farm to School Grants, Releases New Data Showing Expansion of Farm to School Efforts.

Less than Half of Small Business Owners Can Find Workers, New Poll Shows--US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

IRS Security Summit announces summer campaign to raise awareness among tax pros about identity theft; urges practitioners to boost security immunity.

IRS: Monthly Child Tax Credit payments begin.

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced today that millions of American families have started receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments as direct deposits begin posting in bank accounts and checks arrive in mailboxes.

FTC Takes Action against Septic Tank Cleaning Company that Made Millions of Illegal Robocalls to Consumers Nationwide.

(3) NEWS COMMENTARIES & LOCAL MEETINGS

Nutty Socialist Seattle Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Gets Involved in Her Recall Campaign for All the Wrong Reasons--PJ MEDIA

Trump EVISCERATES Biden's Weak-Kneed Response to Communist Oppression in Cuba--PJ MEDIA

What the Protests in Cuba Tell Us About the Left’s Agenda for America

Democrats didn’t want to tell the truth because it’s not a narrative they like.--Patriot Post

No Justice for Conservatives: 4 Incriminating Examples--NEWSMAX

Pelosi’s Trump impeachment 3.0--Washington Times

Denver school board member reveals critical race theory agenda--Washington Examiner

The Media’s Desire To Amplify Activism Is Spurring Anti-Christian Church Burnings--The Federalist Radio

LOCAL MEETINGS:

CLALLAM COUNTY MEETING:

Clallam County Commission work session 7/ 19/21

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1272

Clallam County Commission board meeting for 7/20/21

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7274

Clallam County Board of Health for 7/20/21

https://clallam.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=clallam_542a94fbeca3357600afd4ee64fd521c.pdf&view=1

City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 7/20/21

https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/10598/CC-Agenda-Packet-07202021

OMC BOARD MEETING FOR 7/21/21

https://www.olympicmedical.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AGENDA-July-21-2021.pdf

JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:

Jefferson County Commission meeting for 7/19/21

https://media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?sessionid=509fe038-4650-4440-b324-c8fbeb77e8b3&prefilter=845,5958

PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA for 7/19/21

https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=1681

Port of Port Townsend

1st Monthly Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

https://portofpt.com/event/july-14-commission-meeting/

He became the ultimate sacrifice 

BIBLE VERSE: Romans 1:16 (New King James Version)

 

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

 

 

Weekly Bible Study:  

He Is Antichrist

Few words bring to mind such fear as those who look for an “Antichrist” to lead the forces of Satan against the Son of God in a great apocalyptic conflagration in the final days. The dramatists of the left behind religions of our day predict the terrible end of the world in a horrific battle of the “Antichrist” seeking to destroy the people of God. Pews fill with trembling hearts at the sound of him who is called the “Antichrist”. Minds are void of what the true nature and teaching of the antichrist really means in the Bible.---by Kent Heaton

http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVarticles/HeIsAntichrist.htm

 

   

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