A Washington state government worker said Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate announcement was the “last straw” in a steady decline of morale within his department. On Aug. 9, Inslee, a Democrat, stated that all state workers, onsite contractors, and volunteers must get one of the three vaccines that allegedly protect against COVID-19 by Oct. 18, or be terminated. This requirement, according to Inslee, also applies to teleworking state employees, and employees in private health care and long-term care settings. The mandate was updated on Aug. 18, to include vaccination requirements for employees working in K-12 schools, childcare and early learning environments, higher education, as well as the expansion of statewide mask mandates to all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, beginning on Monday. “Now that the school year is imminent, the pandemic disease levels are extremely high and are exploding across our state unfortunately,” Inslee said in a press conference on …