When discharged from military service, there are many things veterans have to adjust to in civilian life.
One of those things is re-entering the workforce.
In an effort to learn how to make that transition easier for returning veterans, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene of Washington’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Redmond, met with Puget Sound-area employers in the… Read more »
On a January evening this year, Juan Andrés Macedo de Alba and a friend were in Blaine when they were stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers.
Macedo de Alba wasn’t worried, though, because he hadn’t done anything wrong, he said.
But when the officer returned and told him he was in the country illegally, Macedo de Alba started to… Read more »
The Oso mudslide that took the lives of 41 people shows us just how devastating a landslide can be. But some lawmakers say despite the risk, landslide monitoring is underfunded.
Rep. Suzan DelBene is among lawmakers asking for more resources to monitor landslide-prone areas. DelBene tells KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz that in the past, landslides may not have gotten as much attention as other… Read more »
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A high school honor student, originally from Mexico, could be deported because he is in the U.S. illegally.
Sixteen-year-old Juan Andres Macedo de Alba now faces an uncertain future. He is a junior in high school, volunteers, and is taking college courses. He arrived in the U.S. when he was nine-years-old.
“Working in me was the best investment I can do… Read more »
U.S. House members who represent parts of Snohomish County want that to change. They’re urging colleagues to free up more federal dollars for landslide research following the March 22 Oso disaster that claimed at least 41 lives.
U.S. Reps. Suzan DelBene, Rick Larsen and Jim McDermott on Thursday sent a letter to key colleagues asking them to nearly triple the budget for the U.S.… Read more »
EVERETT — What beer makers don't want, farmers do.
It's those soggy used-up grains, a by-product of the brewing process, that farmers relish as feed for their livestock.
Brewers give the grain away to those willing to pick it up. This practice, considered sustainable and environmentally responsible, has gone on for years without interference from government.
But a federal agency… Read more »
EDWARD Snowden really knows how to bring a room together.
On Wednesday, that room was the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee chambers, where, by a bipartisan 32-0 vote, members approved a bill that would effectively end one of the most controversial spying programs Snowden exposed.
The USA Freedom Act is a landmark step toward ending the National Security… Read more »
A bill that would rein in the National Security Agency, increase transparency on what data the government is collecting and create a public advocate in the secret court system unanimously passed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and is headed to the House for a vote.
The USA Freedom Act would make significant changes to the way the NSA and other U.S. intelligence agencies… Read more »
Key lawmakers in the House are nearing a bipartisan compromise on surveillance legislation that they believe can pass the full chamber and satisfy President Barack Obama's goal of ending mass collection of Americans' phone data, aides said this week.
The optimism comes as the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 32-0 to advance an amended bill that would bar the National Security… Read more »
A House committee on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to effectively end one of the National Security Agency's most controversial spy programs.
With unanimous support, the House Judiciary Committee approved 32-0 an amended version of the USA Freedom Act, which would limit the government's ability to collect bulk metadata of Americans' phone records.
Among its several reform… Read more »
