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Note: The following news releases include topics that affect the entire state such as homeland security, northern border, pipeline safety, and economy.

News Releases

10/20/2009
Lincoln County Emergency Response Center Funding Included in Final Version of Senate Spending Bill

10/15/2009
Columbia Basin Water Project Included in Final Version of Spending Bill

10/15/2009
PHOTO: Senator Murray Meets with 2010 Washington State Principals of the Year

9/17/2009
Eastern Washington Transportation and Community Priorities Pass Full Senate

8/5/2009
Funding for New WSU Agricultural Facility Passes Full Senate

7/29/2009
Murray Secures Funding for Key Eastern Washington Transportation and Community Priorities

7/6/2009
Senator Murray Announces $11 Million for New Safety Complex at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane

6/24/2009
STEVENS COUNTY: Murray Announces $4.25 Million in Economic Recovery Funding for Job Creating Stevens County Projects

6/18/2009
Senator Murray Includes $1 Million for Lincoln County Emergency Response Center in Senate Spending Bill

4/15/2009
PHOTO: Touring the New WSU School of Nursing Building on the Spokane Campus in the University District

3/10/2009
UPDATE: EASTERN WA Murray Helps Pass Legislation that Includes Millions for Eastern Washington, Bill to Be Signed by President Obama

3/2/2009
Murray Applauds $1.3 Million for Community Health Association of Spokane in Economic Recovery Package

2/24/2009
NORTHERN BORDER: Murray Includes $3 million to Help Northern Border Communities Afford Security in 2009 Federal Spending Bill

2/23/2009
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Spokane and Eastern Washington in 2009 Spending Bill

2/23/2009
Murray Delivers $500,000 to Expand Spokane-Area Law Enforcement's Regional Information Hub

7/17/2008
Murray Secures $1.87 Million for New Agricultural Research Facility at WSU

7/15/2008
Murray Announces Funding to Aid Washington State Homeless Veterans

7/10/2008
Senator Murray Delivers Millions for Eastern Washington Transportation, Housing and Community Development Projects

6/26/2008
Spokane: Senator Murray Includes More Than $1.3 Million for Spokane Area Health Care and Education Projects

6/20/2008
Senator Murray Announces $1 Million for Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative

6/19/2008
Senator Murray Announces $500,000 to Expand Spokane Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Communications Network

12/17/2007
Murray Makes Eastern Washington Projects a Priority in Federal Spending Bill

9/12/2007
EASTERN WASHINGTON: Murray Announces $3 Million in Job-Creating Defense Contracts for Eastern Washington in the FY08 Defense Appropriations Bill

7/12/2007
Eastern Washington: Murray Adds $5.67 Million for Transportation and Community Development Priorities in Eastern Washington

6/26/2007
Murray Provides $800,000 in Funding for Electric Utility Transmission and Distribution Line Engineering Program

6/21/2007
Murray Provides $1.5 Million in Funding for WSU's New Main College of Nursing Building in Spokane

6/8/2007
Murray Announces $4,760,000 Grant for Spokane International Airport

4/3/2007
PHOTO: Listening to the Needs of our Farmers

11/22/2006
Murray Applauds Announcement of VA Clinic Location

9/25/2006
Murray, Cantwell Demand Answers on Plan to Cut 260 Fairchild Jobs

7/20/2006
Sen. Murray Secures $4.89 Million for EASTERN Washington Transportation and Economic Development Priorities

7/20/2006
Murray Secures $2.5 million for EASTERN Washington Education and Training Programs

7/5/2006
PHOTO: Senator Murray Visits City of Spokane Valley

3/23/2006
Healthcare: Senator Murray Discusses Rural Healthcare Challenges

3/23/2006
PHOTO: Rugged Laptops for Our Military – Made in Spokane

11/18/2005
Sen. Murray Secures Nearly $8 Million for EASTERN WASHINGTON Transportation and Economic Development Priorities

6/2/2005
PHOTO: Murray Helps Break Ground at the Spokane Readiness Center

6/2/2005
Remarks by Senator Murray at the Spokane Combined Readiness Center Ground Breaking

2/21/2005
Spokane Airport Tower Groundbreaking

2/21/2005
Spokane Agriculture and Transportation Roundtable

9/21/2004
Murray Secures More Than $2 Million for Economic Development Projects

9/21/2004
Murray Announces $1.5 Million More for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

9/14/2004
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

9/3/2004
Eastern Washington Farmers Win -- Federal Crop Insurance Program Adopts Senator Murray's Fix

8/30/2004
Senator Murray Urges USDA to Help Rain-Battered Farmers in Eastern Washington by Increasing Crop Insurance Reimbursements, Cutting Red Tape, and Visiting Impacted Communities

8/25/2004
Murray Urges Agriculture Secretary to Designate Storm-Battered Spokane & Whitman Counties a Disaster Area

8/6/2004
Murray Again Urges HHS Secretary to Save Washington Health Care Programs

3/11/2004
Murray Applauds Additional Trade Adjustment Assistance for Laid-Off Boeing Workers

12/15/2003
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at Dedication of the Inland Northwest Natural Resources Research Center

12/15/2003
PHOTO: Working to Improve Higher Education

12/15/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Innovative Renewable Energy Technologies

11/5/2003
Murray Secures $750,000 for Straw-to-Energy Project

10/29/2003
$500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study Coming to Eastern Washington

10/6/2003
Opening Comments at Spokane Chamber of Commerce Meeting

10/6/2003
PHOTO: Murray Meets with Spokane Chamber of Commerce

10/1/2003
Murray Announces Funding for Community Technology Centers

9/23/2003
Murray Secures $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Spending Bill

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funds for Eastern Washington Community, Environmental, Economic Development and Public Safety Initiatives

9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Eastern Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Appropriations Bill

8/28/2003
Murray Announces Over $1 Million for School Safety

8/27/2003
Murray Announces Over $9.5 Million for Spokane International Airport

8/12/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Education and Business Partnerships

7/18/2003
Murray Outraged That EPA Won’t Fund Spokane River Superfund Cleanup

7/15/2003
Statement by Senator Murray Prior in Support of Senate Confirmation of Lonny Suko as U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Washington State

7/11/2003
Senate Interior Appropriations Bill Includes $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study

7/10/2003
Murray Announces Funding for Washington State Firefighters

7/2/2003
Murray Announces $4.5 million for Spokane International Airport

6/25/2003
PHOTO: A New Judge for Eastern Washington

6/25/2003
PHOTO: Murray Urges the Senate to Confirm Judge Lonny Suko for Eastern Washington

6/19/2003
Murray Re-Introduces Bill to Provide Broadband Access to Rural Areas

5/27/2003
Remarks at Spokane's Monroe Street Bridge Modernization

5/27/2003
PHOTO: Improving Spokane’s Monroe Street Bridge

5/27/2003
PHOTO: Murray Tours High Tech Company in Spokane

5/27/2003
PHOTO: Protecting Clean Water in Eastern Washington

5/8/2003
Cantwell-Crapo-Murray Legislation Will Help Local Communities Defray Border Security Costs

4/15/2003
PHOTO: Newport and Pend Oreille Leaders Talk with Senator Murray

2/13/2003
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Eastern Washington Priorities in Omnibus Conference Report

1/23/2003
Murray Protects Eastern Washington Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill

1/16/2003
Despite Cuts, Murray Protects $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

11/25/2002
Murray Salutes Boeing Workers in Sale of Boeing Spokane Plant

10/9/2002
Murray Announces Military Construction Funding for Spokane Combined Readiness Center

9/11/2002
Murray Applauds Progress on Coeur d’Alene Basin Clean-Up Effort

8/16/2002
Murray Works to Save Southeast Washington Parks

7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Eastern Washington Community and Environmental Initiatives

7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Southeast Washington Transportation Priorities

7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Spokane Transportation Priorities

7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Tri-Cities Transportation Priorities

6/28/2002
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

6/27/2002
Murray Secures Over $11.6 Million for the Spokane Combined Readiness Center

6/27/2002
Murray Announces $500,000 for Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Study in Senate Bill

5/28/2002
Murray Promotes New Effort to Boost Home Ownership for Low Income Families

5/28/2002
PHOTO: Fighting Poverty in Spokane Transcript | Video

5/28/2002
PHOTO: Focusing on Health Care

5/28/2002
PHOTO: Murray Meets with Washington's Farmers

5/28/2002
PHOTO: Murray Welcomes New Homeowners

3/11/2002
Murray Announces Over $500,000 for Biotechnology High School in Spokane

2/21/2002
PHOTO: Murray Sits Shotgun in a KC-135R

2/21/2002
PHOTO: Speaking to the crew of a KC-135R

2/20/2002
PHOTO: On the Tarmac at Fairchild Air Force Base

2/1/2002
Murray Announces Security Study at Spokane International Airport

1/23/2002
PHOTO: Meeting with Spokane's Mayor

1/16/2002
Murray Delivers Remarks at "Save Boeing Spokane" Rally

9/6/2001
PHOTO: Senator Murray meets with the Spokane Tribe, including Chairman Alfred Peone.

8/2/2001
Murray Announces $1 Million To Expand West Central Community Center In Spokane

7/23/2001
Senator Patty Murray Announces Funding for Washington Firefighters

7/17/2001
Murray Secures Critical Support for Washington Farmers

6/25/2001
Statement by U.S. Senator Murray on the Earthquake in Spokane

5/1/2001
Sen. Murray Announces $1.8 Million for Repairs at Felts Field

4/5/2001
Murray To Hold Regional Telecommunications Conference in Colville April 18, 2001

4/13/2000
Remarks by Senator Murray Introducing the Apple Orchard Diversification Act (S.2442)

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