Bipartisan legislation creates new federal incentive for dam safety and fish passage improvements, as well as help fund removal of obsolete river obstructions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the […]
NTSB preliminary crash report shows that in the 3-year period leading up to January collision, commercial planes flew within 400 feet of helicopters 15,000+ times; Cantwell on CNN this morning: Turning off live location transmitting […]
by Tom Banse, Washington State StandardMarch 27, 2025 The years-long process to restore regional intercity rail service and build up train ridership in western Washington and Oregon was dealt a major setback this week when […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMarch 27, 2025 For his debut testimony before the Washington state Legislature, Attorney General Nick Brown picked a bill to require a new state permit to purchase guns. He said […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMarch 27, 2025 Washington state is losing about $160 million in public health funding as part of the Trump administration’s latest purge of federal grants. The money is part of […]
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