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Do you have a driver license knowledge or skills test that expired on or after March 1, 2020? If you haven’t already, now is the time to finish the permitting and/or licensing process. Your temporary extension ends soon. Early in the pandemic, we decided to accept these expired tests until further notice due to office and training school closures/restrictions that …

Executive Dow Constantine announced the launch of a new program bringing a mobile shower to people experiencing homelessness in Kent, Renton, and Seattle. The mobile shower by Clean the World, a global leader in water, sanitation, hygiene, and sustainability, brings health and hygiene to those currently unsheltered in our region. King County launched the mobile shower at several locations across …

The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce releases their 2021 Year in Review numbers and 2022 Events Schedule. Their mission: to create success for their members; advance our region; and maintain a strong economic environment in Southwest King County through support, service, and advocacy at all levels of government, and by connecting our members to our communities. Through the Chamber’s programmatic …

January 5, 2022 Summary Executive Constantine announced the purchase of an additional 400,000 COVID-19 test kits, following last week’s purchase of an initial 300,000 home kits. The first portion of the tests is scheduled to arrive next week. Story With an initial 100,000 COVID-19 home testing kits scheduled to arrive in King County next week, Executive Constantine today announced the …

Gov. Jay Inslee in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health, the King County Executive’s Office, Public Health – Seattle & King County, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Washington State Emergency Management Division, and King County Emergency Management, announced today that FEMA is preparing to send a mobile vaccination unit to several western Washington communities to ensure …

By Staff Writer This fall, as schools have reopened, so have more Washington driver licensing offices! The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) has reopened most of its offices to the public, but they are still operating by appointment only and at reduced capacity. The good news is, DOL expanded its online services, with online license renewal being readily available …

WA DOL 繼續使許可證/執照更新快捷及容易 寫稿人: 職工作家 今年秋天，隨著學校重新開學，華盛頓州的駕照辦公室也增多了！華盛頓州執照事務部 (DOL) 已為公眾重新開放了大部分辦公室，但它們仍然需要通過預約和減少容量的方式來運作。 好消息是，DOL 擴展了其在線服務，所有符合條件的華盛頓居民都可以隨時在線更新執照。華盛頓人可以隨時隨地續簽 — 無需預約或親自前往辦公室。對於在家中無法登上互聯網的人，該州正在免費提供 華盛頓300 多個免下車 Wi-Fi 熱點的臨時使用權。對於西雅圖居民，更有其他額外的公共設施，提供免費 Wi-Fi 使用。 『在大流行期間，我們調整了服務模式，以盡可能安全地幫助盡多的人。這包括讓更多人更容易在線更新續期，』DOL 的主任 Teresa Berntsen 說。 『去年我們看到在線續期有所增加，這意味著華盛頓居民正在利用更多的在線服務。』 在線續期很容易 —— 您只需要一個互聯網連接、您現時的許可證/執照號號和一種付款方式。用戶平均花耗大約 10 分鐘來完成這個過程，事實上，就是如此簡單。 不要等待更新了！但是，如果您的駕照過期已超過一年，又如果您想拍一張新照片，或者您需要增強型駕照或增強型 ID，則需要預約。 『我們很高興提供這些擴展的在線服務，因為我們員工和客戶的健康和安全始終是我們的首要事項，』 Berntsen說。 瀏覽 dol.wa.gov/renewandgo 了解更多信息，查看您是否有資格在線更新。

By Staff Writer This fall, as schools have reopened, so have more Washington driver licensing offices! The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) has reopened most of its offices to the public, but they are still operating by appointment only and at reduced capacity. The good news is, DOL expanded its online services, with online license renewal being readily available …

OLYMPIA—The state Department of Ecology is rolling out its new PFAS Chemical Action Plan (CAP), a thoroughly researched set of recommendations intended to reduce uses and releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). For years, Washington state has been studying PFAS and the dangers they pose to human health and the environment. Widely used in commercial products such as nonstick …