WA gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA

The federal government announced Wednesday it’s reimbursing the Washington state health department $263 million for costs responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of $538 million that Washington’s state and local health departments and hospital systems are receiving, according to U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen’s office. The state Military Department is getting $2 million. […]