The boom of health care mergers and acquisitions in Washington state has offered a way for many smaller, financially struggling hospitals and clinics to stay afloat, industry leaders say. But when those larger health systems start to make cuts they ...
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A bill being debated in the legislature would pause hospital system consolidation to preserve patient access to specific forms of care. Opponents argue, “God Bless mergers.” Kate found out she was pregnant in August of 2019 — just a few ...
Read MoreA Narrows Bridge without toll booths? It’s a long shot, but it could happen, if the state Legislature accepts a proposal by state Sen. Emily Randall and three other Democrats that would use the state’s operating funds to pay off ...
Read More“The bridge is an incredibly important connection,” said State Senator Emily Randall, a democrat from Bremerton. A roughly $1.4 billion project, Randall said commuters have only paid about $700 million so far. “The Tacoma Narrows Bridge continues to be the ...
Read MoreTolls would be entirely removed from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in a year and a half if a bill pre-filed Monday morning is passed by the Washington State Legislature. The 2022 short session will run 60 days from Jan. 10 to ...
Read MoreBy Sen. Emily Randall and Sen. Tim Sheldon One flood, one earthquake, any natural disaster – that’s all it would take to render the intersections of Highway 16 and Highway 3 in Gorst completely unpassable. That’s all it would take ...
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