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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Snohomish PUD To Offer Bill Credits to Homes & Business
(My Everett News)
Mainzer Reaches Out to Customers amid COVID-19 Response
(Bonneville Power Administration)
https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Mainzer-reaches-out-to-customers-amid-COVID-19-response.aspx
FCC Waives E-Rate Rules to Boost Broadband for Hospitals,
Schools Amid Coronavirus Crisis (C|Net News)
A $2 Trillion Lifeline Will Help, but More May Be Needed (NY
Times)
Identity of Suspect Shot by Mason County Deputy Released
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Mainzer Reaches Out to Customers amid COVID-19
Response
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Falling Stock Price
Worries Fire Victims Eyeing Deal
3.
Squirrel Sparks Power Loss Near Alaska
Governor’s Residence
4.
Snohomish PUD To Offer Bill Credits to Homes
& Business
5.
Benton PUD Announces That It Will Not Disconnect
Customers for Non-Payment
6.
Orcas Power & Light Suspends Late Fees &
Disconnection During COVID-19
7.
Avista Foundation Awards Grants, with Many Going
Toward Coronavirus Aide
8.
FirstEnergy Vowed to Stop Shutoffs. Advocates
Say Hundreds May Still Lack Electricity.
9.
Alaska Halibut Fishermen Face a Flattened Market
& Fire-Sale Prices Amid Coronavirus Crisis
10.
FCC Waives E-Rate Rules to Boost Broadband for
Hospitals, Schools Amid Coronavirus Crisis
11.
President Trump Signs Laws to Boost 5G Security,
Broadband Availability
12.
Alabama’s Rural Broadband Expansion Meets
Resistance from Incumbents
13.
Manufacturers Are Struggling to Supply Electric
Vehicles with Batteries
14.
A $2 Trillion Lifeline Will Help, but More May
Be Needed
15.
S. 3548 - This Act may be cited as the
“Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act”.
16.
Inslee Suspends Some Parts of Open-Government
Laws Amid Coronavirus Crisis
17.
Washington State Governor Signs Bill Allowing
Sports Betting
18.
Coronavirus Deaths Reach 123 in Washington State
Tuesday as Confirmed Cases Climb to 2,469
19.
Idaho Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order for 21
Days Amid Coronavirus Spread
20.
What’s an Essential Business Amid the Spread of
Coronavirus? Washington Has Some Gray Areas
21.
Calls from Suicidal People to 911 Are Rising,
Portland Police Say. Coronavirus Could Be Fueling Anxiety.
22.
Congressman Kilmer Plans Telephone Town Hall to
Discuss COVID-19
23.
Identity of Suspect Shot by Mason County Deputy
Released
24.
Washington State Trooper Dies in the Line of
Duty After Being Struck by Vehicle on I-5 Near Chehalis
25.
Senate Aid Package Quietly Carves Out Billions
Intended for Boeing, Officials Say
WORD OF THE DAY
Osculate \OSS-kyuh-late\ Verb – Kiss
Here’s a tip, folks: never ask if someone will osculate on
the first date.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Mainzer Reaches Out to Customers amid COVID-19
Response (Bonneville Power Administration)
https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Mainzer-reaches-out-to-customers-amid-COVID-19-response.aspx
2.
Pacific Gas & Electric Falling Stock Price
Worries Fire Victims Eyeing Deal (Associated Press)
3.
Squirrel Sparks Power Loss Near Alaska Governor’s
Residence (Associated Press)
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – THE COVID CONUNDRUM
4.
Snohomish PUD To Offer Bill Credits to Homes &
Business (My Everett News)
5.
Benton PUD Announces That It Will Not Disconnect
Customers for Non-Payment (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
6.
Orcas Power & Light Suspends Late Fees &
Disconnection During COVID-19 (The Islands’ Weekly, Eastsound, WA)
7.
Avista Foundation Awards Grants, with Many Going
Toward Coronavirus Aide (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
8.
FirstEnergy Vowed to Stop Shutoffs. Advocates
Say Hundreds May Still Lack Electricity. (Huffington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Alaska Halibut Fishermen Face a Flattened Market
& Fire-Sale Prices Amid Coronavirus Crisis (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
10.
FCC Waives E-Rate Rules to Boost Broadband for Hospitals,
Schools Amid Coronavirus Crisis (C|Net News)
11.
President Trump Signs Laws to Boost 5G Security,
Broadband Availability (C|Net News)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
13.
Manufacturers Are Struggling to Supply Electric
Vehicles With Batteries (Forbes Magazine)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
14.
A $2 Trillion Lifeline Will Help, but More May
Be Needed (NY Times)
15.
S. 3548 - This Act may be cited as the “Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act”.
16.
Inslee Suspends Some Parts of Open-Government
Laws Amid Coronavirus Crisis (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
17.
Washington State Governor Signs Bill Allowing
Sports Betting (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
18.
Coronavirus Deaths Reach 123 in Washington State
Tuesday as Confirmed Cases Climb to 2,469 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
19.
Idaho Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order for 21
Days Amid Coronavirus Spread (The Hill, Washington, DC)
20.
What’s an Essential Business Amid the Spread of Coronavirus?
Washington Has Some Gray Areas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
21.
Calls from Suicidal People to 911 Are Rising, Portland
Police Say. Coronavirus Could Be Fueling Anxiety. (Oregonian, Portland)
22.
Congressman Kilmer Plans Telephone Town Hall to
Discuss COVID-19 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
23.
Identity of Suspect Shot by Mason County Deputy
Released (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
24.
Washington State Trooper Dies in the Line of Duty
After Being Struck by Vehicle on I-5 Near Chehalis (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
25.
Senate Aid Package Quietly Carves Out Billions
Intended for Boeing, Officials Say (Washington Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Britain’s Prince Charles Tests Positive for COVID-19
Bottles of Booze Can Be Delivered in Washington State Under
Temporary Coronavirus Rule
Police: Man Told to Turn Down Music Grabs Sword, Chases Man
Saint Corona Name Vexes Austrian Tourist Village
SONG OF THE DAY
Gilbert O Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)
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