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Velma Mullen, right, wears a protective mask as she walks past a sign advising park users to keep physical space between them Monday, April 27, 2020, in Seattle. City guidelines for Seattle parks ask that people stay at least six feet apart, not to congregate and to keep moving to help prevent spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Fishing, hunting, golfing can resume in Washington May 5

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

Because of the need to maintain a structural schedule, work continues on townhouses under construction during the coronavirus outbreak, Friday, April 24, 2020, in Seattle. Gov. Jay Inslee announced that some construction projects will be allowed to resume amid the coronavirus pandemic, including &quot;low-risk&quot; projects and only with physical distancing and other requirements. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Inslee: Construction projects can resume, with distancing

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

Franklin County commissioners rescind vote on businesses

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee sits at his desk and rehearses a speech Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., minutes before going live to address the public on the state's next steps in addressing the coronavirus outbreak. Inslee said the state will not be able to lift many of the stay-at-home restrictions implemented to fight the coronavirus by May 4, the date through which the existing directive is currently in place. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Inslee: Stay-at-home order working, changes to be data-led

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

A person sleeps on the sidewalk near a closed AllSaints clothing store, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in downtown Seattle. Streets remained mostly empty due to Washington state's ongoing stay-at-home order and non-essential businesses continuing to be closed as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Inslee: 1,500 workers will track, trace virus by mid-May

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee, along with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, announced Monday that they will work together to re-open their economies while continuing to control the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Jay Inslee, Washington governor, rips Donald Trump for encouraging ‘insubordination’

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee, along with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, announced Monday that they will work together to re-open their economies while continuing to control the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Inslee blasts Trump for ‘fomenting domestic rebellion’

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A still-open restaurant gives a thanks to medical personnel and essential workers from an overhead sign at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in SeaTac, Wash. About two-third of the restaurants at the airport have closed during the coronavirus outbreak. Flights at the usually busy airport have dropped from up to 1,300 a day to about 400 each day. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Inslee: Phased approach for reopening economy due to virus

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2016, file photo, a man does maintenance work between razor wire-topped fences at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash. Inmates at the prison filed a motion Thursday, April 9, 2020, with the Washington state Supreme Court asking it to order Gov. Jay Inslee and Department of Corrections Secretary Stephen Sinclair to release inmates who are 60 years old or older, those with underlying health conditions, and any who are close to their release date after almost a dozen people at the prison tested positive for the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Washington to release almost 1,000 inmates amid outbreak

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press

In this April 5, 2020, photo, soldiers work at a nursing station in the intensive care section of a military field at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday, April 8, 2020, that the field hospital will be returned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency so it can be deployed to another state facing more of a crisis from the outbreak of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington state releases Army field hospital that didn’t see a single patient

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this April 5, 2020, photo, soldiers work at a nursing station in the intensive care section of a military field at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday, April 8, 2020, that the field hospital will be returned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency so it can be deployed to another state facing more of a crisis from the outbreak of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Virus: Inslee sending back DOD field hospital

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People wait in line prior to the opening in front of a pachinko gaming parlor in Osaka, western Japan Wednesday morning, April 8, 2020. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures including Osaka to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: South Korea expects positive economic growth

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, speaks at a news conference Monday, April 6, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. as state schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal looks on at left. Inslee announced Monday that schools will remain physically closed for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus outbreak, and that public and private school students will continue distance learning through June. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Officials opt to keep schools closed in Washington state

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

Gov. Jay Inslee addresses media outside Nourish Pierce County, where Washington National Guard members began packing food there earlier, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Lakewood, Wash. National Guard members will be packing food at the warehouse five days a week for delivery to 26 food banks, taking over for volunteers who normally pack over 300 boxes a day. The need for food at the pantries in the area is expected to at least double in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Jay Inslee says Washington will return more than 400 ventilators

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Soldiers walk through a treatment area following a training session at the site of a military field hospital, Sunday, April 5, 2020, at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Officials said the facility, which will be used for people with medical issues that are not related to the coronavirus outbreak, has more than 200 beds and is ready to receive patients. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington state returns ventilators for use in New York

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Gov. Jay Inslee wears a makeshift mask as he speaks with media members while visiting inside Nourish Pierce County warehouse, where Washington National Guard members were packing food in response to the coronavirus outbreak Friday, April 3, 2020, in Lakewood, Wash. National Guard members will be packing food at the warehouse five days a week for delivery to 26 food banks, taking over for volunteers who normally pack over 300 boxes a day. The need for food at the pantries in the area is expected to at least double in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Gov. Jay Inslee vetoes some spending in response to COVID-19

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

Seattle Police officer Rosell Ellis, right, wears an N95 mask as he listens to conversation during a routine call Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Seattle. As police and fire departments across the country face personnel shortages due to the spread of the new coronavirus, masks and other protective gear are being used to keep officers and firefighters still on the streets safe and healthy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington state stay-at-home order extended through May 4

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020, photo, Washington National Guard Spc. Spencer Graves works in front of a map, at Camp Murray, Wash., showing locations of area food banks in Washington state. Guard soldiers are expected to deploy later in the week to assist with food bank operations as part of their first mission related to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Inslee seeks help from manufacturers for COVID-19 supplies

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

Gov. Jay Inslee discusses the deployment of a field hospital at CenturyLink Field Event Center on Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Seattle, Wash. This field hospital is expected to create at least 150 hospital beds for non-COVID-19 cases. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)

Inslee: Washington needs more coronavirus test supplies

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April special elections move ahead amid COVID-19 concerns

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press