RELATED: Gov. Inslee responds to state superintendent’s call for teacher vaccine mandate Gov. Inslee’s office did not say what Wednesday’s press conference would be about.

Inslee’s Monday news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Check tvw.org for live streaming and seattletimes.com for additional coverage. Jim Brunner: 206-515-5628 or [email protected].

OLYMPIA, Wash. (KOMO) — While several states across the country have recently announced plans to lift mask mandates, Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will lift its outdoor mask mandate on Feb. 18.

At a press conference on June 17, Inslee said the state uses data for people 16-and-older in their statistics for re-opening. A week ago, the state’s vaccination rate stood at 67.2%.