The Herald: Rotary Club of Everett to mark 100 years of service By Caitlin Tompkins One century ago, Tacoma and Seattle Rotary Club members embarked on a steamboat to Everett. They traveled across cold December waters in hopes of chartering a new service club. At the time, the United States was on the brink of entering World War I. And just one month prior, seven people were killed during the Ever... Read more »

The Islands' Weekly: Navy awards Larsen highest civilian honor Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) has been awarded the Distinguished Public Service Award, the Navy’s highest civilian honor for courageous or heroic acts, or outstanding service of benefit to the Navy or Marine Corps. “I am deeply honored and humbled to receive this award,” said Larsen, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee. “T... Read more »

Sky Valley Chronicle: Puget sound restoration closer to getting largest ever investment Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) on Thursday announced that an effort he and othjer members of the Washinton state delegation spearheaded to authorize $451 million for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project has been approved by the House as part of the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Improvements for t... Read more »

San Juan Islander: Puget Sound Restoration one step closer to half a billion for Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project An effort spearheaded by Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) – along with other members of the Washington delegation – to authorize $451 million for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project has been approved by the House as part of the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Improv... Read more »

Equpiment World's Better Roads: PacTrans recieves $14 million from USDOT for mobility research By Chris Hill The Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) has received a $14 million grant over five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the department’s recent Universtiy Transportation Centers (UTC) grants program recipients. PacTrans is one of 10 regional UTCs in... Read more »

San Juan Islander: Puget Sound restoration one step closer to half a billion for Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project An effort spearheaded by Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) – along with other members of the Washington delegation – to authorize $451 million for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project has been approved by the House as part of the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Improv... Read more »

South Whidbey Record: House approves funds in opioid fight By Evan Thompson A major step in the fight against opioid epidemics in Washington communities and across the nation was recently made in Washington D.C. The House voted 392-26 to approve $1 billion to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic after urging from Congressman Rick Larsen, a press release said. The House fulfilled Larsen’s request t... Read more »

NYT: ‘Cancel Order!’ Donald Trump Attacks Plans for Upgraded Air Force One Michael D. Shear and Christopher Drew President-elect Donald J. Trump took a shot on Tuesday at one of the nation’s largest manufacturers, Boeing, sharply criticizing a pending order for a new Air Force One and suggesting that the company was “doing a little bit of a number” with the cost of the next generation of president... Read more »

KOMO News: Trump says cancel new Air Force One: Boeing costs 'totally out of control' By Associated Press & KOMO Staff NEW YORK - Six weeks from taking office, Donald Trump says he wants the government to cut some costs by canceling its order for a new Air Force One, the plane that carries presidents around the globe. The government has contracted with Boeing to build two or more new planes, which... Read more »

Seattle PI: State lawmakers hit Trump for 'unsubstantiated' Air Force One tweet By Joel Connelly President-elect Donald Trump is giving U.S. aerospace workers a black eye with "unsubstantiated" claims about the cost of a new Air Force One and calls that it be canceled, leaders of Washington's congressional delegation said Tuesday. The lawmakers were reacting to another of Trump's factually challen... Read more »