Washington state refuses help with snow clearing from unvaccinated county workers

The Washington State Department of Transportation rejected the help of local county officials in clearing snow out of a pass that was blocked.

Officials from Kittitas County said there was significant snowfall on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 that blocked the Snoqualmie Pass for 90 hours, blocking supply chains from reaching the county. In order to help clear the pass, the county reached out to Washington state to help, which was denied because the workers could have chosen not to be vaccinated.