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Senator Murray Announces Nearly $14 Million in Federal Funding for Mt. Adams and Kittitas County Forest Conservation Efforts

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 6, 2023

Funding comes largely from Inflation Reduction Act, landmark climate legislation Senator Murray helped pass — MORE HERE

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Analysis: Washington ranked #11 for gun sales in 2022

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

Washington ranked #11 for gun sales in 2022, with an estimated 539,505 guns sold, according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.

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Cantwell, Murray Announce More Than $59 Million for Clean Energy Bus Grants to Washington State Transit Agencies

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

On June 28, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Patty Murray (D-WA) Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced $59,027,499 in clean-energy-related grants for transit authorities in King, Skagit, Island, Grays Harbor, Grant, and Whatcom Counties.

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Cantwell Welcomes Doj’s Announcement of New Federal Resources in Wa to Address Mmiwp Crisis

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

On June 28, the Justice Department announced the creation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program, which will permanently place five dedicated Assistant U.S. Attorneys and five MMIP coordinators to help resolve missing and murdered Indigenous women and people cases throughout the country.

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Pride Month Roundup: Senator Murray Speaks Out Against Attacks on Trans Americans, Introduces Equality Act, Ban on “conversion Therapy,” Pride Month Resolution, and Other Legislation to Guarantee Lgbtq+ Americans Equal Rights

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

On Senate Floor, Senator Murray Condemns Far-Right Attacks on Transgender Kids

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Murray Statement on National Wildland Firefighter Day

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

On July 2, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on National Wildland Firefighter Day.

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Murray, Cantwell Announce More Than $59 Million for Clean Energy Bus Grants to Washington State Transit Agencies

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

On June 28, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced $59,027,499 in clean-energy-related grants for transit authorities in King, Skagit, Island, Grays Harbor, Grant, and Whatcom Counties.

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Murray, Wyden, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Americans With Disabilities to Work Without Worry

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 4, 2023

Bipartisan bill ensures Americans with disabilities will not lose Social Security benefits for working

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Senators Murray, Smith Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Reproductive Health Care Funding

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in reintroducing legislation on Friday that would protect access to critical reproductive health care services—like birth control, cancer screenings, and more—by providing a consistent and strong source of funding for the Title X Family Planning Program.

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Cantwell, Murray Announce $1.2 Billion Federal Investment in Wa Broadband Infrastructure

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

Funding stems from BEAD program, secured in the Cantwell & Murray-supported Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Across the State of Washington, approx. 264k households still lack reliable and affordable internet access

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Murray, Cantwell Announce $1.2 Billion Federal Investment in Wa Broadband Infrastructure

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

Funding stems from BEAD program, secured in the Murray & Cantwell-supported Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Murray, Booker, Lieu Reintroduce Federal Conversion Therapy Ban

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

This Pride Month, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced their Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, legislation that bans so-called “conversion therapy.”

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Yakima man sentenced to more than three years in prison in fourth attempted child rape conviction by Attorney General’s Office

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 2, 2023

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a Yakima County Superior Court judge sentenced a Yakima man to 40 months in prison following his guilty plea for charges related to felony conspiracy to commit child molestation in the first degree.

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Inslee statement on SCOTUS ruling gutting affirmative action

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 1, 2023

Gov. Jay Inslee released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upended decades of legal precedent by gutting affirmative action policies in higher education.

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AG Ferguson statement on SCOTUS 303 Creative decision

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jul 1, 2023

Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis.

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Inslee appoints Maggie Walker and Jay Cunningham to University of Washington Board of Regents

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jun 30, 2023

On June 29, 2023, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointments of Maggie Walker and Jay Cunningham to the University of Washington Board of Regents.

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Senator Murray Secures More Than $582 Million for Wa State Va and Military Construction Projects in Draft Appropriations Bill

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jun 29, 2023

BILL SUMMARY: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill

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Senator Murray Secures Millions for Wa Agriculture Priorities, Protects Nutrition Assistance in Draft Appropriations Bill`

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jun 29, 2023

BILL SUMMARY: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill

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Cantwell Releases Data Snapshot Revealing Impacts of Dobbs Decision on Wa Abortion Providers and Patients

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jun 29, 2023

New data: 56% increase in abortion patients from Idaho; 36% increase in all out-of-state patients; 18% increase in abortion patients overall at Planned Parenthood clinics in Central & Eastern WA; On eve of one-year anniversary of decision, Cantwell also joins Senate colleagues to release report on national impacts

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Communities Across Wa State Awarded $195.7 Million for Broadband Infrastructure, Cantwell Announces With White House

By Evergreen Reporter Report | Jun 29, 2023

An estimated 33,000 Washington home and businesses will be connected to high-speed internet; Cantwell: “We've heard from communities all across the state how important this day-to-day connectivity is to their lives”