{"id":2575,"date":"2021-01-29T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/mulletarchive\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2021-01-29T10:59:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:59:48","slug":"a-critical-win-for-businesses-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/mulletarchive\/2021\/01\/29\/a-critical-win-for-businesses-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"A critical win for businesses this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends and neighbors:<\/p>\n<p>This has been a very important week for businesses and our larger community. I\u2019ve been pushing for weeks for our state to accelerate the reopening of our restaurants, fitness centers and other businesses. Well, those efforts are paying off in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doh.wa.gov\/Newsroom\/Articles\/ID\/2593\/Roadmap-to-Recovery-update-Two-regions-to-move-into-Phase-Two\">new metrics announced Thursday<\/a> that will allow such facilities to reopen Monday at 25 percent of capacity.<\/p>\n<p>While there is still a lot of work to do before we can get back to normal, this is a start. This shift in policy provides a small but critical lifeline that will enable our local businesses to keep their doors open in the weeks and months to come. I hope my efforts to encourage reopening restaurants and gyms safely will mean we actually have businesses to return to when this is all over.<\/p>\n<p>From here, I\u2019ll continue to push to improve the metrics of the state\u2019s shutdown guidelines to more accurately reflect reality in our local communities, as we achieved this week. I\u2019ve long felt that having to choose between public health and reopening our businesses has been a false choice; the metrics on reopening, however well-intended, do not account for our unique local circumstances. I am convinced that we can reopen safely and sensibly, and I won\u2019t be satisfied until our communities are fully functioning for everyone\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1189\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/mulletarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2018\/04\/Signature.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"49\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends and neighbors: This has been a very important week for businesses and our larger community. I\u2019ve been pushing for weeks for our state to accelerate the reopening of our restaurants, fitness centers and other businesses. 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