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Morning News Brief 5/5/2020


TRI-CITIES/STATE/REGIONAL

Franklin County has 2nd highest COVID 19 rate per capita in state
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242485726.html

City o Pasco to reopen park bathrooms Wednesday.
https://keprtv.com/news/local/city-of-pasco-to-re-open-park-restrooms-wednesday

18 percent of all Tri-Cities coronavirus case linked to Tyson food plant
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242485886.html

Meat shortage in Tri-Cities could be soon
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article242486516.html

55 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Tri-Cities Monday
https://keprtv.com/news/local/55-new-cases-of-coronavirus-in-tri-cities-reported-on-monday

277 new cases in Washington state
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242499966.html

Gov. Inslee signs Safe Start Bill
https://www.yaktrinews.com/gov-inslee-signs-safe-start-plan-to-reopen-washingtons-economy/

City of Seattle puts 6 month moratorium on evictions
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-to-provide-eviction-protection-for-6-months-after-coronavirus-moratorium-expires/

Yakima County as highest COVD-19 rate of infections on the West Coast
https://www.yaktrinews.com/county-has-highest-rate-of-covid-19-cases-on-west-coast/

Spokane officials push for faster reopening
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/may/04/regional-approach-to-re-opening-washington-takes-s/

Some people in Walla Walla actually tried to catch virus on purpose
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242501311.html

No new COVID-19 cases reported in Oregon
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/465328-377193-oregon-reports-no-new-covid-19-deaths-for-the-second-straight-day-pwoff



NATIONAL

Landlords brace for tenants unable to pay rent
https://www.yaktrinews.com/landlords-brace-for-tenants-unable-to-pay-rent/

Dr. Fauci says disease won’t just disappear
https://www.the-sun.com/news/781539/fauci-no-evidence-coronavirus-wuhan-lab-refutes-trump-disappear/

President cheers on states as they reopen
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Trump-cheers-on-governors-as-they-ignore-White-15246461.php

CDC warns of doubling death tolls
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/coronavirus-live-updates-trump-administration-models-predict-near-doubling-of-daily-death-toll-by-june/ar-BB13zfhE

18 signs we’re facing a record breaking implosion
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/18-signs-that-we-are-facing-a-record-breaking-economic-implosion-in-2020

Billionaire says economy will be permanently scarred
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-sam-zell-sees-economy-120000487.html

WORLD
International Travel may not resume until 2021
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/05/04/mnuchin-too-hard-tell-when-international-travel-resume-coronavirus/3077347001/

UK becoming virus epicenter in Europe
https://apnews.com/4450a59eb5276bc5cecc61613e797018

WHO: No evidence that virus originated in Wuhan lab
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/4/who-no-us-evidence-wuhan-laboratory-coronavirus-or/

France’s early confirmed COVID-19 cases may lend clues to where the virus started
https://news.trust.org/item/20200505094252-8nn7x

Why two of the richest countries have very few COVID-19 deaths
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/as-virus-deaths-grow-two-small-nations-keep-fatality-below-0-1

ENERGY


  1. Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical Permitting Phase (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-wave-energy-project-enters-critical-permitting-phase/
  1. Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus Ravages Economy – The Energy Department is holding on to tens of billions in clean energy loans (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/climate/clean-energy-loans-coronavirus-trump.html TEA to provide load forecasting
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/energy-authority-provide-load-forecasting-other-services-fmpa?MessageRunDetailID=1755168300&PostID=14527061&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io


President Trump Declares National Emergency, as Foreign Hackers Threaten U.S. Power Grid (Forbes Magazine)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/02/trump-declares-national-emergency-as-foreign-hackers-threaten-us-power-grid/#4e55a02e3497

Eight Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Up & Running in Chelan County, with More to Come (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
https://www.ncwlife.com/eight-free-wifi-hotspots-are-up-and-running-in-chelan-county-with-more-to-come/

Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical Permitting Phase (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-wave-energy-project-enters-critical-permitting-phase/

Fisheries Finally Get $8.4 Million Disaster Aid with Help of Murray, Cantwell (Longview Daily News, WA)
https://tdn.com/news/local/fisheries-finally-get-8-4m-aid-with-help-of-murray-cantwell/article_306ef8f9-cef2-528d-b418-b59e0c6c83ca.html
  1. Takeaways from Renewable Energy’s Struggles Amid Pandemic (Associated Press)
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/may/02/takeaways-from-renewable-energys-struggles-amid-pa/


 

KICKER

Golf courses prepare to open
https://keprtv.com/news/local/golf-courses-prepare-for-opening-day-after-stay-home-order

Motorcycle parade celebrates Health Care workers
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/article242472246.html

Mike Gonzalez
Franklin PUD
Sr. Public Relations Manager
Mgonzalez@franklinpud.com
Office 509-546-5973
Cell:   509-380-8239


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