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It has taken nearly five years and the resignation of a speaker, but moderate Republicans in the House have taken their most aggressive step to undermine the influence of hard-right conservatives in the party.
Chehalis tribal elder Trudy Marcellay said she’s always struck by the same feeling when she enters the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at The Evergreen State College in Olympia.
The Export-Import Bank will get a vote on the House floor, after a rare procedural move gained support Friday from a majority of Congress members.
Supporters of renewing the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a key tool used by U.S. firms to sell goods overseas, used an arcane procedure on Friday to overcome conservative opposition and force the House of Representatives to vote on reauthorization of the bank.
PUGET Sound is a deceptive wonder. Its haunting beauty obscures the slow-flowing poison of urban runoff and the lowering of pH from ocean acidification. The result imperils shellfish and marine life.
Supporters of the Export-Import Bank on Friday moved to force a House vote on extending the credit agency’s charter, an issue that has bitterly divided Republicans.
Led by Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.), GOP backers of the bank joined with Democrats, led by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to execute a rare procedural motion that should lead to a vote by month’s end.
The slow pace of Puget Sound recovery requires a push from the feds, according to backers of a bill introduced Monday in Congress.
As soon as he arrived, Washington State rolled out the red carpet for President Xi Jinping, a warm welcome filled with photo ops and hobnobbing with some of our biggest names in business and government.
Media coverage was carefully coordinated; access during Monday's meetings with state and local political leaders limited to just a few minutes.
House Democrats say they’re confident lawmakers will reauthorize the federally backed Export-Import Bank — they just don't know when.
On the remote rocky shores of the western United States, low tide brings visitors to wave-splashed tide pools to marvel at ocean wonders usually hidden from view.
But recently, largely missing from the bounty are the biggest draw: a rainbow-hued array of starfish.
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