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Gregoire presses Congress to act on health care
Jan 25, 2010 at 6:36 PM PST
The uncertain future of federal health care reform has wrinkled Washington state's hopes of landing a $1 billion bailout to fix its budget deficit this year, Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday.

Geithner called to explain AIG bailout secrecy
Jan 8, 2010 at 9:39 AM PST
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will face a congressional grilling later this month about the suppression of details on deals that funneled billions to big investment banks while he was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

State, DOE agree on Hanford cleanup deadlines
Aug 11, 2009 at 2:22 PM PST
Washington state and federal officials announced a court-enforceable schedule Tuesday for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, ending more than two years of negotiations that followed dozens of missed deadlines.

Northwest lawmakers back guns in national parks
May 20, 2009 at 5:20 PM PST
Eleven House members from five Northwest states voted in favor of the gun measure Wednesday, while just seven opposed it.

President Obama's Hanford Budget Comes Under Fire From Local Legislators
May 7, 2009 at 6:09 PM PST
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu rolled out the agency's budget Thursday and local leaders fear there could be big holes.

Wash cities, counties to get $56 million for energy
Mar 26, 2009 at 8:24 PM PST
Washington cities, counties and the state will get about $56 million in federal stimulus money for projects that reduce energy use. Washington tribes will receive an additional $2.6 million to improve energy efficiency.

Murray, Reichert team up for wilderness bill
Mar 26, 2009 at 6:45 PM PST
Washington Republican Rep. Dave Reichert is again trying to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area east of Seattle. But this time he has an important Democratic ally: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., signed on Thursday as a co-sponsor of the bill and said she would lead efforts in the Senate.

Breaking Down Hanford Budget
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Feb 24, 2009 at 6:03 PM PST
Senator Patty Murray says she's delivering major cash for cleanup. It could mean millions of bucks in the bank to keep Hanford jobs and promises made to workers, but how much will the site get? Action News breaks down the numbers for you.

Fed Gives Hanford $2 Billion for Cleanup
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Feb 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM PST
New jobs to save the earth.

Cantwell named chair of Senate Energy subcommittee
Feb 11, 2009 at 7:57 PM PST
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell has been named to lead the energy subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Senators seek stimulus funds for Hanford cleanup
Jan 19, 2009 at 10:54 AM PST
The Hanford nuclear reservation in southeast Washington presents no shortage of work toward cleaning up the site, work that is expected to continue for decades, but managers say they will miss 23 deadlines this year because budgeted funds were insufficient

Senate backs timber payments, sales tax deduction
Sep 23, 2008 at 4:18 PM PST
The massive tax relief bill passed by the Senate includes several major provisions sought by Northwest lawmakers. The Senate approved the bill, 93-2, late Tuesday.

Deal keeps sales tax deduction in place
Sep 16, 2008 at 4:23 PM PST
The bill would extend a multiyear program that pays rural counties hurt by federal logging cutbacks, and would allow Washington state residents to continue deducting state sales taxes on their federal income tax returns.

Cantwell backs Wyden health plan
Jul 7, 2008 at 4:13 PM PST
Sen. Maria Cantwell has become a co-sponsor of the Healthy Americans Act, an effort to overhaul the nation's health care system led by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon.

Trade commission begins rule on oil manipulation
May 2, 2008 at 9:32 AM PST
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it hoped to complete rules by the end of the year on how it plans to enforce a new law against price manipulation and deception in the oil-trading markets.