In The News
-
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland Visits Olympia Armory
Thurston Talk: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland Visits Olympia Armory By Molly Walsh n the morning of Friday, August 21, 2026, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland visited the Olympia Armory, site of the future Daley Arts Center, for a “hard hat” tour of the building. Strickland was joined by City of Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne, Executive Director of the Thurston Economic…
-
Officials share update on $33 million Olympia Armory renovation
The Olympian: Officials share update on $33 million Olympia Armory renovation By: Anna Hull Regional lawmakers toured the under-construction Olympia Armory on Friday. The $33 million transformation remains more than a year from completion. It’s slated to reopen as a community creative center in late 2027. The building was constructed in 1938, though it wasn’t…
-
House Approves Bill That Could Moves Washington Closer To Permanent Daylight Saving Time
Seattle Medium: House Approves Bill That Could Moves Washington Closer To Permanent Daylight Saving Time By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent nationwide, moving Washington state one step closer to ending the twice-yearly clock changes that have long left many residents driving…
-
To Win Their Races, Black Politicians Confront a New Landscape
The New York Times: To Win Their Races, Black Politicians Confront a New Landscape With the Voting Rights Act weakened, Black representation will depend less on Black voters and more on broad, multiracial appeal or on ideological outsider campaigns By Bernard Mokam and Clyde McGrady As majority-Black districts are blown up one by one, the future of Black…
-
Here’s what WA’s federal delegation want residents in 2276 to know about the state
Washington State Standard: Here’s what WA’s federal delegation want residents in 2276 to know about the state By: Jerry Cornfield An apple carved from Tenino stone. A photo of the Nisqually Glacier on Mount Rainier. A commemorative FIFA World Cup ORCA card. And a snapshot of a smiling Jay Inslee in a boat. Those mementos…
-
Rep. Strickland on MS NOW: War in Iran, Hegseth’s Pentagon Reorganization, and the FIFA World Cup
Rep. Strickland on MS NOW: War in Iran, Hegseth’s Pentagon Reorganization, and the FIFA World Cup On Sunday, June 28, 2026, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland joined Reverend Al Sharpton on PoliticsNation to discuss updates on the War in Iran, Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pattern of firings at the Pentagon, and the FIFA World Cup.
-
House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’
Military Times: House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’ By: Patricia Kime A House panel voted Thursday to return the names of nine southern U.S. military bases to those recommended in 2023 by a congressional commission assigned to study the Defense Department’s Confederate honorifics. After a spirited 30-minute debate late Thursday…
-
House panel advances $1.15 trillion defense bill after marathon debate
The Hill | House panel advances $1.15 trillion defense bill after marathon debate By: Ellen Mitchell and Filip Timotija The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) late Thursday passed the annual Defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, nearly $1.15 trillion measure to the full House after debating a chunk of some 900 offered amendments for 14…
-
Fiscal 2027 NDAA approved by House Armed Services Committee
Roll Call | Fiscal 2027 NDAA approved by House Armed Services Committee By: John M. Donnelly The House is expected to take up the bill by the July recess The House Armed Services Committee approved its fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act late Thursday after a series of politically charged debates about the Iran war,…
-
Democrats Ready a Slew of Amendments for the Defense Policy Debate
NOTUS | Democrats Ready a Slew of Amendments for the Defense Policy Debate By: Joe Gould The three things to watch as the House Armed Services Committee takes up the defense bill. House Democrats plan to use a debate Thursday on the defense policy bill to challenge President Donald Trump’s national security agenda, setting up…