OLYMPIA, Wash. — House and Senate Democrats have unveiled a COVID-19 relief plan.
It looks to spend $2.2 billion in federal aid money on COVID-19 relief efforts in Washington state.
The plan includes $618 million to boost vaccination efforts and contact tracing, and $668 million for school assistance, $365 million to aid renters and landlords and $240 million for grants to businesses.
The bill also looks to spend $50 million for emergency childcare funding and $65 million for the Immigrant Relief Fund.
The new legislation is one of a series of bills being fast-tracked in the Legislature to provide different types of relief.