Commerce secretary promoting trade in Everett Seattle PI (from the Associated Press) EVERETT, Wash. -- Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is in Everett Monday promoting trade for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. The Daily Herald of Everett reports the former Washington governor and Congressman Rick Larsen are meeting with business owners at noon at Everett Community College. … Read more »

Seattle PIBy Aubrey CohenWith a World Trade Organization panel expected to release a ruling on U.S. subsidies to Boeing Wednesday, more than 80 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto a letter Tuesday commending U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk for his work on a WTO finding that European governments illegally subsidized Airbus."We write to congratulate you on the… Read more »

Arlington TimesBy Adam RudnickAFGHANISTAN — United States Rep. Rick Larsen saw a local face during his recent trip to Afghanistan.The 2nd District Congressman was able to pin a combat infantry badge on U.S. Army Spc. Denis Moynihan, a Marysville resident who serves out of a combat outpost in southern Kandahar.“Here’s a young man who said he met me when I came to his high… Read more »

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NAVAL STATION EVERETT: Murray, Larsen Push for Navy to Replace Carrier after USS Abraham Lincoln DepartureLake Stevens JournalU.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead urging them to station an aircraft carrier at Naval Station Everett following the departure of… Read more »

Obama signs Medicaid measure helping plug budget hole for stateEverett HeraldBy Jerry CornfieldThe U.S. House of Representatives voted along mostly partisan lines Tuesday to send an additional $26.1 billion in Medicaid and education funding to cash-strapped states.Soon after, President Barack Obama signed into law this measure that contains $16.1 billion in enhanced federal assistance for… Read more »

Washington lawmakers urge Obama administration to intervene in NOAA moveBellingham HeraldBy Dave GallagherWashington state lawmakers are asking the Obama administration to stop the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's plans to move its Pacific Marine Operations Center to Newport, Ore.On Thursday, Aug. 5, U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and Congressmen Adam Smith,… Read more »

Concrete from the ground upSkagit Valley HeraldBy Trevor PyleLink to photoCONCRETE — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen got a glimpse Tuesday of what Concrete could be and how it’s trying to get there.Larsen took a tour of the area and met with members of the Imagine Concrete Steering Committee, a group dedicated to helping the town become sustainable and more of a year-round… Read more »

LSHS teacher chosen for House Fellows ProgramLake Stevens JournalBy Pam StevensOut of the thousands of teachers all over the country, only 46 were chosen to participate in the House of Representatives Fellows Program last month in Washington D.C. The office of the Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives made the selection.According to Deputy House Historian, Dr. Fred W. Beuttler,… Read more »

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