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    health insurance
    A 'grim' milestone: 1M Wash. residents without health insurance
    A 'grim' milestone: 1M Wash. residents without health...
    December 13, 2011 12:00 am

    The number of Washingtonians with no health insurance has reached 1 million, according to a new report from state Insurance…

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    MultiCare to lay off 350 employees
    MultiCare to lay off 350 employees
    July 12, 2011 12:00 am

    Pierce County’s largest private employer, MultiCare Health System, will lay off 300-350 full-time employees by Sept. 30, according to a…

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    "We can't deny that it's tough," says Washington Building investor and owner representative Michael J. Allan (right) of the current recession. "The economy is just terrible. Our vacancy is very high -- much higher than we would like it to be." Still, Allan and building manager David B. Morton (left) are working with a commercial real estate broker and a local bank to draw new tenants and make investments in the historic 85-year-old building in downtown Tacoma (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    High Hopes for Historic Tacoma Skyscraper
    By Todd Matthews • January 13, 2011 12:00 am

    Downtown Tacoma is fortunate to have a handful of old structures that could easily serve as witnesses to the city’s…

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    The Washington State History Museum in downtown Tacoma. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Is History Museum History? Governor's budget proposal would...
    December 15, 2010 12:00 am

    Governor Chris Gregoire released a 2011-2013 biennium budget proposal today that would close the Washington State History Museum in downtown…

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    Kreidler: Uninsured residents will cost state $1B by 2011
    Kreidler: Uninsured residents will cost state $1B by...
    November 19, 2009 12:00 am

    The number of Washingtonians with no health insurance will soon reach 1 million, according to a report issued today by…

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    Commissioner reports record 21 percent spike in state's uninsured
    Commissioner reports record 21 percent spike in state's...
    June 8, 2009 12:00 am

    Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler revealed in a news conference this morning that last year’s 726,000 uninsured has spiked 21 percent…

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    Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber joins statewide peers for small-business health care
    Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber joins statewide peers for small-business...
    June 4, 2009 12:00 am

    The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber announced today it has joined a statewide network for health and other employee benefit programs. Called…

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    Washington State awarded $10 million for community health centers
    Washington State awarded $10 million for community health...
    March 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Gov. Chris Gregoire Friday announced she received notification that the state of Washington will be awarded more than $10 million…

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    Report: Employers providing health insurance steady
    Report: Employers providing health insurance steady
    March 24, 2008 12:00 am

    After two years of decline, the percentage of Washington employers offering health insurance stabilized in 2007, according to a survey…

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    Panel to address health care reform at UW Tacoma
    Panel to address health care reform at UW...
    April 27, 2006 12:00 am

    Nearly 15 percent of Washington citizens don’t have any health insurance – and they’re not all unemployed. A growing number…

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