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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Governor Inslee Issues Washington State Stay-At-Home Order
for Two Weeks Except for Thousands of ‘Essential’ Workers (News Tribune,
Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Lewis PUD Suspends Basic Charge in April, Customers Should
See $28.50 Reduction on Bill (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Reaches Deal with California –
Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter as Bankruptcy Reorganization Deadline
Nears (Utility Dive)
Rural Tribes Finally Have a Shot at Faster Internet
(Crosscut Seattle)
U.S. Senate Appears Close to a Deal over Massive Coronavirus
Stimulus Bill (CBS News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Reaches Deal with
California – Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter as Bankruptcy
Reorganization Deadline Nears
2.
Editorial: Don’t Let Snake River Dams Be a
Coronavirus Casualty. Call in to Save Them
3.
Editorial: Extend Opportunity to Comment on
Snake River Dams
4.
Coming to a Country Near You: A Russian Nuclear
Power Plant
5.
Coal-Fired Power Plants Finding New Uses as Data
Centers, Clean Energy Hubs
6.
Lewis PUD Suspends Basic Charge in April,
Customers Should See $28.50 Reduction on Bill
7.
Okanogan PUD Rate Increase, Disconnects
Suspended
8.
Grays Harbor PUD Says to Contact Them with
Billing Concerns
9.
Idaho: Fall River Electric Alters Operations in
Response to COVID-19 Virus
10.
Energy Adviser: Utility Commits to Service
11.
Utilities Beginning to See the Load Impacts of
COVID-19 as Economic Shutdown Widens
12.
Americans Who Have Lost Wages amid Coronavirus
Outbreak Worry They’ll Be Short Over $900 on Their Bills
13.
Gray Whales Return: Researchers Wonder Why
‘Sounders’ Seem Healthier Than Others
14.
Rural Tribes Finally Have a Shot at Faster
Internet
15.
SpaceX Gets FCC License for 1 Million
Satellite-Broadband User Terminals
16.
U.S. Senate Appears Close to a Deal over Massive
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
17.
Stock Futures Are Flat Following a Historic
Rebound as Massive Stimulus Deal Nears
18.
Trump Hoping to See US Economy Reopened by
Easter Amid Virus
19.
Washington State Legislative Leaders in Both Parties
Back Inslee’s ‘Stay Home’ Order
20.
Governor Inslee Issues Washington State
Stay-At-Home Order for Two Weeks Except for Thousands of ‘Essential’ Workers
21.
What Jobs Are Essential in Washington State
Under Gov. Jay Inslee’s ‘Stay Home Stay Healthy’ Order?
22.
Changes to City of Shelton Operations to Follow
Gov. Inslee’s ‘Stay at Home’ Order
23.
School Buses Become Meal Delivery for Mason
County Kids During Coronavirus Shutdown
24.
Inmates Make Daring Escape from Yakima Jail; Six
Remain on the Run
25.
Mason County Expected to Accept Loan for Belfair
Sewer
26.
Wood Products Industry Makes Its Case for Being
an Essential Industry
27.
Tokyo Olympics Officially Postponed to 2021
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric Reaches Deal with California
– Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter as Bankruptcy Reorganization
Deadline Nears (Utility Dive)
2.
Editorial: Don’t Let Snake River Dams Be a Coronavirus
Casualty. Call in to Save Them (Tri-City Herald, WA)
3.
Editorial: Extend Opportunity to Comment on Snake
River Dams (Everett Herald, WA)
4.
Coming to a Country Near You: A Russian Nuclear
Power Plant (NY Times)
5.
Coal-Fired Power Plants Finding New Uses as Data
Centers, Clean Energy Hubs (Energy News Network)
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – THE COVID CONUNDRUM
6.
Lewis PUD Suspends Basic Charge in April,
Customers Should See $28.50 Reduction on Bill (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
7.
Okanogan PUD Rate Increase, Disconnects
Suspended (Okanogan PUD, Okanogan, WA)
8.
Grays Harbor PUD Says to Contact Them with
Billing Concerns (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
9.
Idaho: Fall River Electric Alters Operations in
Response to COVID-19 Virus (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)
10.
Energy Adviser: Utility Commits to Service (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
11.
Utilities Beginning to See the Load Impacts of COVID-19
as Economic Shutdown Widens (Utility Dive)
12.
Americans Who Have Lost Wages amid Coronavirus
Outbreak Worry They’ll Be Short Over $900 on Their Bills (CNBC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13.
Gray Whales Return: Researchers Wonder Why ‘Sounders’
Seem Healthier Than Others (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
14.
Rural Tribes Finally Have a Shot at Faster
Internet (Crosscut Seattle)
15.
SpaceX Gets FCC License for 1 Million
Satellite-Broadband User Terminals (Ars Technica)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
16.
U.S. Senate Appears Close to a Deal over Massive
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill (CBS News)
17.
Stock Futures Are Flat Following a Historic
Rebound as Massive Stimulus Deal Nears (CNBC)
18.
Trump Hoping to See US Economy Reopened by
Easter Amid Virus (Associated Press)
19.
Washington State Legislative Leaders in Both
Parties Back Inslee’s ‘Stay Home’ Order (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
20.
Governor Inslee Issues Washington State Stay-At-Home
Order for Two Weeks Except for Thousands of ‘Essential’ Workers (News Tribune, Tacoma,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
21.
What Jobs Are Essential in Washington State Under
Gov. Jay Inslee’s ‘Stay Home Stay Healthy’ Order? (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
22.
Changes to City of Shelton Operations to Follow
Gov. Inslee’s “Stay at Home” Order (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
23.
School Buses Become Meal Delivery for Mason
County Kids During Coronavirus Shutdown (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
24.
Inmates Make Daring Escape from Yakima Jail; Six
Remain on the Run (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
25.
Mason County Expected to Accept Loan for Belfair
Sewer (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
26.
Wood Products Industry Makes Its Case for Being
an Essential Industry (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
27.
Tokyo Olympics Officially Postponed to 2021 (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Portland Strip Club Forced to Close, So Dancers Now Do
Delivery
Providence Asks Public for Help Making Millions of Masks for
Washington State Hospitals
‘Oh My Gosh’: Firefighters Help Woman Give Birth in Toilet
Paper Aisle of Walmart Store
Simulated March Madness: Baylor Bears Crowned Champions
SONG OF THE DAY
Andrew Gold – Lonely Boy
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