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May 11, 2021 10:15 PM Matthew Kincanon
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SPOKANE, Wash. A preliminary investigation found Spokane Health District administrator Amelia Clark violated state law when she fired health officer Dr. Bob Lutz last year.
In its report, the Washington State Health Board said it found Clark “Refused or neglected to obey or enforce” state requirements that forbid the removal of a local health officer until after notice is given, and an opportunity for a hearing before the board.
Lutz was asked to resign in October and fired in November after Clark claimed he violated his role as a health officer. His removal received criticism by the community.
Credit Spokane Regional Health District
A preliminary Washington Board of Health investigation released Tuesday found that Spokane Regional Health District Administrator Amelia Clark likely violated state law when she removed Dr. Bob Lutz from his role as health officer.
Lutz was Spokane County’s health officer until October 29 of last year. He was removed from his post because of ongoing clashes with the administrator, Clark, and differences of opinion with some health board members.
The investigation was started after a complaint over Lutz’s firing was filed with the state board of health. The investigators reviewed emails, footage from a virtual press conference, press releases and interviewed most of the people involved.
Big changes coming statewide for Washington public health system, local boards By Arielle Dreher and Laurel Demkovich, Arielle Dreher and Laurel Demkovich, The Spokesman-Review
Published: May 11, 2021, 8:26am
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OLYMPIA The state’s public health system may look a bit different by next year after Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law Monday that would require local health boards to change their membership.
The composition change for local public health boards is one proposal of many looking to better prepare the state’s public health system for its next emergency. When the session ended April 25, the Legislature had changed the makeup of local public health boards, created health equity zones and allocated a significant increase in funding to foundational public health services.
The law applies to any road with two or more lanes, not just the interstate. Author: Pepper Baker Updated: 7:28 AM EDT May 11, 2021
MONROE COUNTY, Ga. If you’ve ever driven on the interstate, chances are you’ve been behind someone going slow in the left lane.
13WMAZ viewer Amy Green wrote us an email asking for clarification on the correct way to use the driving lanes – is the left lane for passing? Should slower drivers keep to the right? It’s driving her crazy!
The rule is a Georgia state law; also known as the ‘Slowpoke Law.’ Bob Lutz and Randall Wilcox at the Forsyth rest stop told us what they know about the rule.
But nothing could be further from the truth.
All over the U.S., dealer associations and automakers are gearing up for dozens of auto expos in markets as modest as Charleston, W. Va., a metro area of just over 200,000 people, to Orange County, Calif., where more vehicles are sold than in 24 states individually.
Before the coronavirus halted consumer auto shows in March 2020, visitors were still flocking to convention centers and state fairs to comparison shop in what is often a combination of family fun and seat-of-the-pants research.
Foresight Research estimates that 11 million people attended U.S. auto shows during the 2018-19 season. Traditionally, the season has run from September to April. Those attendance numbers had held steady for several years until the pandemic canceled most 2020 events, said the Michigan-based data firm.