Northwest Washington News

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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

11/5/2009
Northwest Straits Conservation Funding Passes Full Senate

11/5/2009
Whatcom County Law Enforcement Funding Passes Full Senate

9/23/2009
Murray Announces Washington State Port Security Recovery Funding

9/23/2009
Murray Announces Recovery Funding for Local Fire Stations

9/17/2009
Northwest Washington Transportation Projects Pass Full Senate

8/19/2009
Murray Announces over $7M of Recovery Funding for 10 Washington State Small Shipyards

7/29/2009
Murray Secures Funds for Critical NW Washington Transportation Projects

7/22/2009
Murray Continues Push to Keep Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic at Senate Hearing

7/17/2009
Senator Murray Announces $2 Million for Bellingham, Snohomish County Mass-Transit

7/15/2009
Murray Muscles Ferry Money

7/8/2009
Senator Murray's Northwest Straits Conservation Bill Moves through Key Senate Committee

4/29/2009
PHOTO: Improving Our Ferry Systems

3/23/2009
Murray, Larsen Introduce Legislation to Renew and Expand Conservation Efforts in the Northwest Straits

3/18/2009
Murray and Larsen Introduce Bill to Keep Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic

3/10/2009
UPDATE: WHATCOM COUNTY - Murray Helps Pass Legislation that Includes Millions for Whatcom County, Bill to Be Signed by President Obama

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 $1.9 Million for Whatcom County Transit Buses

1/9/2009
PHOTO: Touring the Flood Damaged Regions

7/31/2008
Murray, Larsen Introduce Legislation to Renew and Expand Conservation Efforts in the Northwest Straits

7/17/2008
Senator Murray Works to Increase Veterans Budget by More Than $3 Billion

7/10/2008
Senator Murray Delivers $2 Million for Whatcom County Transit Buses

7/2/2008
PHOTO: Murray Shares the News of a Permanent Site for a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Mt. Vernon

6/19/2008
Northwest Straits: Murray Provides $1.6 Million for Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative

5/30/2008
PHOTO: Celebrating the New Wild Sky Wilderness Area

5/12/2008
Interim Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Moves to Sedro-Woolley Site, Expands Care for Veterans

5/8/2008
President Signs Wild Sky into Law

5/7/2008
Murray Announces Over $64 Million for WA's Flood Damaged Roads in Senate Emergency Supplemental Bill

2/19/2008
Murray, Larsen: VA Opens Interim Clinic for Veterans in Mount Vernon

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

7/19/2007
Murray Announces $35 million to Repair Storm Damaged Roads

7/17/2007
Murray Adds $400,000 to Help Washington State Farmers Access New Markets

7/12/2007
Bellingham: Murray Adds $850,000 for Economic Development and Transportation Priorities in Northwest Washington

6/29/2007
Senator Murray Provides $1 Million to Support Whatcom County Border Prosecution and Law Enforcement Communication Projects

6/28/2007
Northwest Straits: Murray Provides $1.7 Million for Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative

6/26/2007
Murray Provides $700,000 in Funding for Skagit River Flood Control Study

6/22/2007
Senator Murray Provides $150,000 in funding for Training Electrical Workers in Northwest Washington

6/21/2007
Senator Murray Provides $3 Million for National Park and Forest Service Conservation Efforts

6/13/2007
Senator Murray Directs VA to open Northwest Washington VA Clinic by February 2008

5/23/2007
Senator Murray Thanks Bellingham Iraq War Veteran for Helping to Improve Care for Wounded Warriors

4/17/2007
Murray Applauds House Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation

3/7/2007
Wild Sky Takes Another Step on Path to Passage

2/7/2007
VA Vet Center Coming to Everett

12/11/2006
Workforce Development: Senator Murray Announces Over $4 Million in Grants for WA Community College Job Training Programs

10/24/2006
PHOTO: NCLB Roundtable in Northwest Washington

8/17/2006
PHOTO: Speaking to the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce

7/20/2006
Sen. Murray Secures $5.8 Million for NORTHWEST Washington Transportation and Economic Development Priorities

7/20/2006
Murray Secures $125,000 for NORTHWEST Workforce Develpment Program

6/29/2006
Murray Applauds Air Wing's Role in Busting Drug Ring

1/25/2006
Senator Murray Presses Bush Administration to Delay Passport Requirement and Work with Whatcom Businesses to Ensure Secure, Efficient Border

11/18/2005
Murray Secures Over $50 million for NORTHWEST Washington Transportation and Border Improvements

7/28/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Larsen Announce Over $52 million in for the 2nd Congressional District’s Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill

6/15/2005
Senator Murray Secures $600,000 to Study Skagit River Flood Control

7/1/2004
Murray Saves Bellingham Federal Building and Post Office

6/15/2004
PHOTO: Working for Pipeline Safety

6/15/2004
Senator Patty Murray's Remarks at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Oversight Hearing on Pipeline Safety

6/10/2004
Senator Patty Murray Joins Community Leaders to Mark the Fifth Anniversary of the Bellingham Pipeline Explosion

6/5/2004
Murray Celebrates Success of Northwest Straits Commission in Cleaning Up Puget Sound and Empowering Citizens to Restore the Environment

2/11/2004
PHOTO: Supporting Tribal Education

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

7/23/2003
Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Clears Senate Committee

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

7/2/2003
Statement of Sen. Murray on Vancouver Winning the 2010 Winter Olympics

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

4/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray and Rep. Rick Larsen discuss community-wide transportation needs with members of the “Farmhouse Gang,” the North Sound Connecting Communities Project in La Conner, WA

4/25/2003
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in Skagit County

4/14/2003
PHOTO: Economic Development on San Juan Island

4/14/2003
PHOTO: Solar Energy in Friday Harbor

4/14/2003
PHOTO: Stopping Erosion on San Juan Island

2/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Meets with Whatcom Council of Government Members

2/19/2003
Murray, Larsen Restart the Clock for Wild Sky Wilderness

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

2/13/2003
Murray, Cantwell, Dicks Eliminate $3 INS Fee for Passenger Ferries

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

10/3/2002
Wild Sky Wilderness One Step Closer to Law

9/12/2002
“Wild Sky” Wilderness Bill Clears House Hurdle

7/26/2002
Murray Secures $1.6 Million for Oil Spill Prevention in Strait of Juan de Fuca

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

7/24/2002
Murray Supports Northwest Washington's Transportation Priorities in Senate Bill

7/3/2002
Murray Announces New Coast Guard Boat for Bellingham

6/6/2002
PHOTO: Improving Veterans' Health Care

5/29/2002
Senator Murray Unveils Wild Sky Wilderness Bill

4/17/2002
PHOTO: Senator Murray meets with Ken Hansen, Chairman of the Samish Tribe.

3/25/2002
PHOTO: Praising Our Hardworking Service Men and Women

3/25/2002
PHOTO: Skagit County Roundtable

1/16/2002
Statement by Senator Murray on Weyerhaeuser, Evergreen Forest Trust Effort to Conserve Forest Land

11/9/2001
Murray Announces Over $1.5 Million for Northwest Washington in VA-HUD Conference Report

9/28/2001
Senator Murray Announces $1.5 Million to Ease Groundfish Crisis in Washington State

8/2/2001
Murray Announces Full Senate Approval of $1 Million for Bellingham Redevelopment in VA-HUD Bill

10/19/2000
Murray Secures $500,000 for Skagit County Farmland Protection

5/10/2000
Murray Announces $225,000 for New Skagit County Officers

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