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Important Voter Registration InformationFor Washington State Veterans And Non-Partisan Voter Registration GroupsFeeling pressure from Senator Murray and other veterans advocates, the Department of Veterans Affairs has OVERTURNED a controversial ban on voter registration efforts at VA facilities. Now that the ban has been lifted, there is simply no time to lose in registering Washington state veterans by the October 4th voter registration deadline. County election officials and nonpartisan groups need to apply immediately at VA facilities to register veterans. You can do so by calling your VA Voluntary Services Officer at your local VA facility. If you are a veteran who needs help registering, please contact your County Auditor or
visit: .................................................................................... Baird and Murray celebrate dredge success It was truly a joyous occasion in Chinook last week as a big crowd gathered at the Chinook Fire Hall to thank U.S. Rep. Brian Baird and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray for their last-minute save of the Port of Chinook's channel. The two were instrumental, thanks to a barrage of phone calls, in procuring $1.5 million to dredge the perpetually silted-in channel. - The Chinook Observer - October 28, 2008 ......................................... Officials declare victory in decades long battle to eradicate spartina United States Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Brian Baird, along with state and local officials, civic leaders, community businessmen and activists gathered this week at the Willapa Harbor Community Center in South Bend to celebrate what is being touted as an unprecedented eradication of the invasive marsh grass. - The Daily World - October 24, 2008 ......................................... State to get $63 million for flood, other damage "With our state’s budget tightening, we can’t afford to be forced to foot the bill for repairing federal roads and highways that have been damaged by natural disaster," said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who chairs the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. - The Olympian - October 23, 2008 .................................................................................... Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Becomes Law!After 6 years of working Wild Sky Wilderness through the legislative process, U.S. Senator Patty Murray and U.S. Representative Rick Larsen celebrated the final step in the process – Presidential signing. President Bush signed Wild Sky Wilderness into law this morning, creating the first new wilderness area in the state of Washington in over twenty years. -
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