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Bill could lift decades-old funding lockout for Nisqually fish hatchery
The Seattle Times | Bill could lift decades-old funding lockout for Nisqually fish hatchery By: Anumita Kaur WASHINGTON — Once-abundant groundwater has dwindled at the Nisqually Clear Creek Hatchery near Olympia. Now, the hatchery needs drilled wells and water pumps to sustain the facility’s millions of Chinook and coho. But the Nisqually Tribe struggled for…
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Congress Halts Army Plan to Close Museums Holding Irreplaceable History
Military.com | Congress Halts Army Plan to Close Museums Holding Irreplaceable History By: Allen Frazier The U.S. Army has frozen plans to close more than two dozen of its museums after Congress passed legislation barring the service from doing so without formal justification and lawmaker approval. The U.S. Army Center of Military History said in…
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Strickland on CNN NewsNight: Trump Is DHS Shutdown’s One True Villain
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland joined CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Abby Phillip’s NewsNight, covering Trump’s war in Iran, the DHS Shutdown that’s hurting TSA officers, and ICE agents in US airports.
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Feds pause plan to close multiple military history museums, including Lewis Army Museum at JBLM
KING 5 | Feds pause plan to close multiple military history museums, including Lewis Army Museum at JBLM By: Jake Johns Originally, the U.S. Army Center of Military History planned to close 29 army museums across the country by 2029. FORT LEWIS, Wash. — The Lewis Army Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, which was scheduled to…
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Pierce County Council Frames Public Safety Through Policy and Civic Tone
Tacoma Weekly | Pierce County Council Frames Public Safety Through Policy and Civic Tone By: Brian Kidd A spate of meetings earlier in the week converged on a central theme at the Pierce County Council’s March 17 meeting: public safety, not only in terms of criminal justice funding and infrastructure, but also in the broader…
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Army has update on the fight to save its only museum on the West Coast
The Olympian: Army has update on the fight to save its only museum on the West Coast By Simone Carter Last summer, U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland demanded answers from the Army secretary in a letter opposing the proposed closure of the only Army museum on the West Coast. On Friday the Washington Democrat heard back.…
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Marilyn Strickland Sounds Alarm On Low Number Of U.S. Missile Interceptors Amid Strikes On Iran
Forbes Breaking News: Marilyn Strickland Sounds Alarm On Low Number Of U.S. Missile Interceptors Amid Strikes On Iran During a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week, Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) spoke about munition shortages amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
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Will Nisqually Tribe own a major salmon hatchery? There’s a push from lawmakers
The Olympian | Will Nisqually Tribe own a major salmon hatchery? There’s a push from lawmakers By: Ty Vinson Three Washington lawmakers have kickstarted an effort to restore the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s ownership of the Clear Creek Hatchery. The hatchery is located on tribal ancestral lands but is currently owned by the U.S. Fish and…
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Rep. Strickland has ‘not received clarity’ on Iran conflict timeline
KING 5 | Rep. Strickland has ‘not received clarity’ on Iran conflict timeline U.S. Representative from Washington Marilyn Strickland addresses the ongoing conflict in Iran.
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Rep. Strickland: I’m not going to Trump’s speech, he’s anti-Black
As President Donald Trump prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term, some Democrats, including Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), are considering skipping the speech all together. Is it a good idea to boycott? Or an act of petulance? 0:00 Democratic and Republican House members debate whether lawmakers should boycott…