Larsen, Smith, DelBene, Kilmer and Jayapal Applaud $4.8 Million to Refurbish Washington State Ferries

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WSDOT plans to use the federal funding to help address passenger spaces on the M/V Cathlamet, M/V Chelan, M/V Issaquah, M/V Kitsap, M/V Kittitas, and M/V Sealth, which were built between 1979 and 1982. WSDOT estimates the project will extend the useful life of the aging vessels for another five to ten years.

House Unanimously Passes Larsen-DelBene Bill to Add Mount Vernon Court Location to Western District of Washington

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This change would make it easier for Skagit, Snohomish and Island County residents to access federal justice system services and attend court. Currently, the Western District of Washington has courthouses in Seattle and Tacoma and holds hearings in Bellingham and Vancouver.