Congressional privacy advocates want to block government officials from seizing Americans’ emails and geolocation data without warrants – and they’re optimistic about their chances of scoring a win.
Authorities currently can take emails older than 180 days without a warrant, and police departments across the country increasingly are snatching cellphone location… Read more »
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, nearly everywhere you turned people were talking about the Internet of Things or IoT.
Now, the idea behind these connected devices — everything from smart cars to smart washing machines — is making its way to D.C.
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today announced the formation… Read more »
On Dec. 12, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act including a handful of bipartisan bills to protect public lands in Washington. The legislation included the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act and the Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic River Act sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray; Sen. Maria Cantwell was a… Read more »
ROCKPORT — After a half-dozen years of trying, Skagit County’s Illabot Creek is a pen-stroke away from being designated a Wild and Scenic River.
Congress passed a National Defense Authorization Act Friday that includes the designation. All that remains is President Obama’s signature.
The designation has been a goal for conservation groups, local and state officials for… Read more »
“A lot of people feel that wilderness is change,” said Tom Uniack, conservation director for Washington Wild. “But what wilderness is really about is keeping something the same. Unless you do something to keep something the same, it is going to change.”
On Friday, a new chunk of land was protected as wilderness in Washington state when 22,000 acres were added… Read more »
MOUNT VERNON — The Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network, a Mount Vernon-based agricultural advocacy organization, recently received a $88,444 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help jump-start purchases of fresh local produce by schools.
Executive Director Ellen Gray said the two-year grant will partially support three staff members who will help… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representative, after a day of backstage maneuver and a Democratic revolt, approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill for Fiscal Year 2015 on a 219-206 vote late Thursday night.
A Washington congressman, set to retire after 20 years, served as the House’s presiding officer as he has over the years on many close votes.
Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., is a longtime buddy… Read more »
United States Representative Suzan DelBene of the 1st Congressional District addressed the Monroe Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the Rock Church in Monroe.
Photo by Chris Hendrickson
United States Congresswoman Suzan DelBene was welcomed at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 14. DelBene gave a brief presentation after which she took… Read more »
The school district here is getting federal money to pay expenses related to the Oso mudslide.
The U.S. Department of Education awarded the district a $10,341 Project School Emergency Response to Violence grant. The grant program, also know as Project SERV, is intended to cover costs for schools affected by a violent or traumatic event. Darrington was granted its full request for… Read more »
During the August district-work period, we traveled our districts in the states of Washington, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Illinois and met with small-business owners, entrepreneurs and middle-class families who desperately want to see a Congress focused on fostering an environment for job growth.
If there's one thing we heard time and time again, it's this: Congressional leaders… Read more »
