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Sen. Patty Murray. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

March 5, 2015 at 2:02 pm

Sen. Patty Murray rolls out women’s health bill

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at protecting women’s access to reproductive-health services.

Kadija Hussein, 34, owner of a Tukwila day care, holds son Ayyub Osmond, 3, one of her four children. She and her husband, a Port of Seattle truck driver, send about $500 a month back to family in Somalia, helping keep relatives’ children in school, food on the table and roofs over their heads. “In Somalia, there are no jobs,” Hussein said. (ERIKA SCHULTZ/THE SEATTLE TIMES )

February 23, 2015 at 9:29 pm

Loss of lifeline to Somalia shocks immigrants in Washington VIEW

After a bank pullout, Washington state’s Somali Americans struggle to send money to their families in Africa.

Stephen Miller, right, vice president of Washington Education Association, in a meeting Thurs., Feb. 5, 2015, in Federal Way.

February 16, 2015 at 7:24 pm

Tough slog ahead in Congress for No Child rewrite

Sens. Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander have agreed to jointly draft a rewrite of No Child Left Behind, the federal education law. But the prospect...

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February 13, 2015 at 4:00 pm

Lawmakers push for end to West Coast port strife

Alarmed by mounting job and business losses that seem destined to only grow worse, members of Congress on Thursday called for an end to the...

January 15, 2015 at 10:04 pm

Seahawks wagers by politicians a boost for local businesses

WASHINGTON — Dan Towle, owner of R+E Cycles in Seattle, received a call on a Thursday afternoon last January as the Seahawks were preparing for...

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January 14, 2015 at 5:42 am

Patty Murray tackles ‘No Child Left Behind’ in floor speech

WASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray on Tuesday spelled out her goals for rewriting the federal government’s main education law, outlining a vision largely in accord...

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January 9, 2015 at 5:35 pm

Sens. Murray, Cantwell aim to make tax break permanent

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray are taking another stab to make sales-tax deductions a permanent part of the tax code. The...

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December 28, 2014 at 9:32 pm

Patty Murray’s new Senate focus: issues critical to families

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is one of the most forceful advocates in Congress for Americans perched on the middle rung of the economic...

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December 24, 2014 at 7:09 pm

Cantwell says she’ll play defense as ranking Dem on Senate energy panel

WASHINGTON — When U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu was fighting desperately to keep her seat before the November elections, her tactics included turning fellow Democratic Sen....

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December 12, 2014 at 7:19 pm

Congress expands Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Seattle

WASHINGTON — It took seven years and four tries and wasn’t pretty at the end. But Congress on Friday passed the Alpine Lakes Wilderness expansion,...

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