Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the rescission of two COVID-19 emergency orders that are no longer needed to respond to the pandemic.
https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-rescinds-two-proclamations-related-covid-19
To foster a smooth transition, the rescission of this order will take effect in 30 days, on July 1, 2022.
This rescission is technical in nature and effective immediately.
Editorial foot note: How does any of this relates to Covid-19?
IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES:
Old dairies embrace new ideas
Dungeness Valley Creamery is a family farm that started with 20 cows in 1971. In 1989, it moved to its current location and operated as a traditional dairy. In 2006, the dairy transitioned to producing raw milk*. That, however, was far from the last innovation on the farm. --WSDA
https://wastatedeptag.blogspot.com/2022/05/olddairiesnewideas.html
AG Ferguson: Washington Supreme Court orders $28k sanctions in baseless election lawsuit.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office successfully sought sanctions from a group pursuing a frivolous legal challenge of the 2020 election, along with its attorney. The sanctions order comes after Ferguson defeated the frivolous lawsuit.
16,000 Washingtonians will receive nearly $158 million in federal student loan discharges.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that 16,850 Washingtonians who attended any school owned by Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit college that engaged in deceptive conduct, will receive $157.9 million in relief.
Commerce announces new state manufacturing council members.
Commerce Director Brown appoints 21-member council to advise on policy, strategies and investment to grow regional manufacturing sectors and jobs statewide.
https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news/commerce-announces-new-state-manufacturing-council-members/
Justice Debra Stephens Named Judge of the Year by Washington State Association for Justice.
Washington Supreme Court Justice Debra L. Stephens has been named Judge of the Year by the Washington State Association of Justice (WSAJ) for “the central role she has played in the two single biggest drivers of change in recent history: the Covid-19 epidemic and the social movement for racial justice,” according to the association.
https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/?fa=newsinfo.internetdetail&newsid=49695
South-central Puget Sound (Marine Area 11) temporarily closed for all salmon fishing after June 3 and reopens beginning July 1
OLYMPIA – Fishery managers at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today a temporary pause for all salmon fishing in south-central Puget Sound (Marine Area 11). The closure goes into effect after Friday, June 3.
State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers.
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states.
ESD Monthly Employment Report: Payroll employment continues growth streak; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%
https://www.esd.wa.gov/newsroom/april-2022-monthly-employment-report
FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION FOR DC:
Western WA Airports Get $4.9 Million From FAA to Improve Airport Infrastructure
Bellingham International, Sea-Tac, Jefferson County International each receive grants.
Cantwell: “We Owe It To Those Firefighters To Make Sure They Have The Very Best Data”
During Spokane visit, new summer wildfire outlook reinforces need for enhanced wildfire forecasting tools at NOAA.
Kilmer Urges Department of Veterans Affairs to Improve VA Mortgage Loan Process
Tacoma, WA – On Thursday, U.S. Representatives?Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Guy Reschenthaler?(PA-14) led a?bipartisan letter signed by more than 60 of their colleagues to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough, urging the VA to improve its mortgage loan to make homeownership more attainable for America’s veterans. Specifically, the lawmakers asked the Secretary to explore how VA mortgage loans can compete in today’s marketplace and ensure veterans have negotiating power throughout the home buying process.
Senator Murray Announces Millions in Federal Dollars for Washington State Freight and Passenger Rail Projects.
REPORT: Senator Murray’s No Surprises Act Prevented 2 Million Surprise Medical Bills in Just Two Months.
WORLD NEWS HEADLINES,
From The UN News Center, and USUN:
Ethiopia’s worst drought threatens ‘deadly consequences’ for women.
Women and girls face “deadly consequences” in the Somali region of Ethiopia due to the worst drought conditions for forty years, according to the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119512
Ukraine: After 100 days of war, Guterres calls for end to violence, as UN works to free up vital food and fertilizer exports.
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday, António Guterres marked the grim milestone with a renewed call for an immediate end to the violence, while the United Nations kept up its push to secure food and fertilizer exports from the war-torn region to the wider world, amid rising levels of food insecurity.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119672
Mali: UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers.
Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday - the second fatal attack this week on a peacekeeping convoy in the West African country.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119722
World Environment Day: Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’
“This planet is our only home”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day, to be marked this Sunday, warning that the Earth’s natural systems “cannot keep up with our demands”.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119712
In Presidential Statement, Security Council Welcomes Positive Developments In Democratic Republic of Congo
The Security Council today welcomed the recent positive political developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region and the convening of the second Regional Heads of State Conclave on the Democratic Republic of Congo in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 April.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sc14922doc.htm
Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2636 (2022), Security Council Extends Mandate of Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
The Security Council decided today to extend the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) until 3 June 2023.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sc14921.doc.htm
UN Security Council Press Statement on the Situation in Yemen.
https://usun.usmission.gov/un-security-council-press-statement-on-the-situation-in-yemen/
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Detainees and Missing Persons in Syria.
Nations Undergo Rigorous Process to Join NATO--DOD
The 33rd Anniversary of Tiananmen Square--US STATE DEPT.
https://www.state.gov/the-33rd-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square/
NATIONAL & BUSINESS HEADLINES:
NATIONAL
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Forman Delivers Keynote at the ABA's Antitrust in Healthcare Conference
Washington, DC ~ Friday, June 3, 2022--DOJ
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers Delivers Keynote at the University of Southern California Global Competition Thought Leadership Conference.---DOJ
FDA Launches New Dietary Supplement Education Initiative for Consumers, Educators, and Healthcare Professionals.
Secretary Fudge Launches “Our Way Home” Initiative to Increase Affordable Housing Supply in Local Communities
Secretary Fudge, HUD Regional Administrators to lead a Department-wide Day of Action for Our Way Home Campaign Launch.--HUD
https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_22_105
Fact Sheet: President Biden’s Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families.--DSHS
Remarks by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra at the White House Roundtable with Infant Formula Manufacturers--HHS
Secretary Haaland Designates Nine New National Recreation Trails. --Dept. of Interior
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-designates-nine-new-national-recreation-trails
BUSINESS
Utah Dentist Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Tax Evasion and Obstructing the IRS
A Utah man was sentenced today to five years in prison for evading more than $1.8 million in federal income tax and obstructing the IRS’s efforts to collect the money he owed.--DOJ
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/utah-dentist-sentenced-5-years-prison-tax-evasion-and-obstructing-irs
FCA US LLC Enters Guilty Plea to Fraud Conspiracy--DOJ
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fca-us-llc-enters-guilty-plea-fraud-conspiracy
Treasury Releases Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports.--Dept. of Treasury
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0805
Risk in the Crypto Markets
Governor Christopher J. Waller--THE FED
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/waller20220603a.htm
USDA Partners with States, Territories, and Tribes to Enhance Supply-Chain Resiliency Through Local Food Purchase Programs--USDA
Don’t wait to file: IRS encourages taxpayers with October filing extensions and others who still need to file.
FTC Looks to Modernize Its Guidance on Preventing Digital Deception
As Companies Wrongly Invoke the Guide to Justify Deception, Agency Seeks Public Input on Possible Revisions Around Dark Patterns and Other Deceptive Tactics.
IX Summit of the Americas: Everything You Need to Know
Business leaders and heads of state from across the Western Hemisphere are coming together to tackle longstanding challenges in the region at the IX Summit of the Americas this June in Los Angeles. Here's everything you need to know.--US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
https://www.uschamber.com/international/ix-summit-of-the-americas-everything-you-need-to-know
NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES:
There Is No Plan
The closer attention you pay to Biden, the less he has to say.--Patriot Post
UPDATE: WashPost Caught Stealth Editing Lorenz Lies About Comment Requests.--NEWS BUSTERS
LOCAL MEETINGS:
Clallam County meetings;
Clallam County work session for 6/6/22
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1318
Clallam County Board meeting for 6/7/22
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7320
City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 6/7/22
https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/11646/CC-Agenda-Packet-06072022-Amended
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson County Board meeting for 6/6/22
https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/f262847d-e895-4432-bf10-5061132e56fd
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA for 6/6/22
https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=1702
Weekly devotional
BIBLE VERSE: 1 Chronicles 29:11 (New International Version)
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
Weekly Bible Study: How Long is a Day?
In Genesis chapter 1, we read that God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Evolutionary theory, taught in public schools and advocated by many books and magazines, claims the world is billions of years old.
http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVstudies/Genesis/07_day.htm
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