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Republicans in Congress moved Tuesday to block and undermine President Obama’s moves to curb carbon emissions from power plants, just as Obama was pledging in Paris to make the United States a global leader in efforts to curb human-caused climate change.
Under a beautiful sunny sky on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the Puyallup Tribe held the formal dedication ceremony for its new Veterans Memorial Wall. Gathering outside of Takopid Health Center with men and women in dress uniforms representing many branches of military service, tribal members mixed with friends and family, visitors and honored guests for this important occasion.
The Securities and Exchange Commission will move ahead “relatively soon” in its review of rules governing who can invest in unregistered securities, Chairwoman Mary Jo White told lawmakers Wednesday.
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a Republican sponsored bill to bolster screening of Syrian refugees despite a veto threat from President Obama. The bill received almost unanimous support by Republicans while 47 Democrats broke with the White House in supporting the measure.
Washington state's delegation voted along party lines.
Last month the Pentagon sent a tough signal to its fastest-growing rival in Asia when a U.S. Navy warship sailed close by an artificial Chinese island in the contested waters of the South China Sea.
eld in the Capitol Rotunda Nov. 11th, and hosted by the Thurston County Veterans Council, the ceremony featured music from the Washington State American Legion Band along with several speakers, including Congressman Denny Heck and keynote speaker, Thurston County Commissioner and retired US Army Lt. Col. Bud Blake.
Ballou Junior High School welcomed the community to its annual Veterans Day assembly on Friday.
Those who sat in the jam-packed gym were glad they made the trip, and anyone who couldn’t make it missed an opportunity to see a professional and heartfelt presentation that had audience members glued to their seats.
Measuring the progress of Puget Sound restoration is a very difficult thing to do.
Vital signs
Millions of dollars have been spent to restore streams, wetlands, estuaries and shorelines. Millions more have been spent to improve stormwater systems and to clean up contaminated sediments.
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