SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Nearly 70 state business organizations are urging Gov. Jay Inslee to delay for three weeks any decision to return some counties to more restrictive coronavirus standards, which would hurt businesses. Currently, all counties in the state are in Phase 3. Inslee has said he will announce Monday if any counties have to move back to Phase 2 because of rising COVID-19 cases. The business groups said in a letter sent Friday night to Inslee that moving some counties back to Phase 2 would punish struggling businesses while doing little to stop the spread of the virus. The letter was signed by groups including the Association of Washington Business, the Washington Hospitality Association and numerous chambers of commerce across the state.
Biz groups ask governor not to roll some counties to Phase 2
