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Tumwater gets major grant for brewery property. Is this the catalyst the site needs?
Twenty years ago this month the whistle at the Olympia brewery in Tumwater blew for its final time, signaling the end to the community’s largest private employer and a staple in South Sound. Since 2003, the campus, full of derelict yellow-colored buildings, has sat abandoned on 100 acres in the city. Tumwater officials, backed by…
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STRICKLAND TOURS INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENT, AND JOBS ACT PROJECTS ACROSS SOUTH SOUND
Lacey, WA – This week, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) toured several Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funded projects across the South Sound. Since IIJA became law in late 2021, dozens of local infrastructure priorities have been completed or are under construction. This once-in-a-generation federal investment in our local communities is already making our streets…
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$500k grant marks small step toward a new future for Olympia brewery site
For generations, Olympia Brewing Co., in Tumwater, Washington, churned out bottles and cans of beer stamped with the brand’s famous slogan: “It’s the Water.” When it comes to reviving the company’s dilapidated former brewery site, it’s everything else that decades of industrial activity might have left behind that poses a problem. A new grant from…
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Strickland, Baldwin, Murray, Fletcher, Bush Launch Bicameral Push To Create Reproductive Health Travel Fund
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01) introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to provide grant assistance for those who travel long distances to receive reproductive health care, including abortion care. “One year ago, the Supreme…
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Strickland, Brown, Warnock, Adams, Bishop Lead Bicameral Legislation To Invest In HBCU To STEM & Agriculture Industries Pipelines
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), and Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02) introduced bicameral legislation, The 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023, known as the ENABLE Opportunity Act of 2023. “In order to increase Black representation in…
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Strickland, EPA, City of Tumwater Tour Brewery Brownfields Grant Site
Tumwater, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller and the City of Tumwater to tour areas of the 100-acre Olympia Brewery brownfield site to highlight the immediate impact of the $500,000 EPA Brownfields grant on that the City of Tumwater recently received. “Cleaning…
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Strickland, Latta Relaunch Bipartisan Grid Innovation Caucus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) and Bob Latta (R-OH-05) announced the relaunch of the bipartisan Grid Innovation Caucus (GIC) for the 118th Congress. “I’m honored to lead the Grid Innovation Caucus alongside Rep. Latta and look forward to highlighting the importance of an innovative, reliable, and efficient grid infrastructure,” Strickland said. “Strengthening…
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Strickland Appointed To House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced her appointment to the House Armed Services Committee’s Bipartisan Quality of Life Panel. “Meeting the basic needs of servicemembers is foundational to our national security,” said Rep. Strickland. “Since my first day in Congress, I have been committed to addressing the quality-of-life issues facing servicemembers…
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CONSTITUENT SPOTLIGHT: SARAH HARRIS
U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced her June Constituent Spotlight, Sarah Harris, the City of Puyallup’s Parks and Recreation Director. Harris retired in May 2023, after 35 years of working for the City. She is recognized for her commitment to the City of Puyallup, and for growing and improving the city’s Parks and Recreation systems.…