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Official notice of San Juan County canvassing board meeting for recount
The San Juan County Canvassing Board will convene at 8:30 am on December 1, 2025 to set the date and time of a manual recount of the votes cast during the 2025 General Election for
Jurors for December 1-5 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: December 1-5, 2025 All jurors summonsed for the week beginning Monday, December 1st through Friday, December 5th, 2025, are excused. Thank you.
News Brief | ’Tis the season for shopping, scams, and stolen savings
||| FROM MALWARE BYTES ||| Holiday scams don’t just steal money or data—they steal peace of mind. During the holidays, the financial and emotional fallout of being scammed lands harder—spoiling plans, straining trust, and adding
Larsen fights to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after signing a discharge petition that will force a vote in the House
News Brief | How billionaires took over American politics
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics. In an era defined by major political divisions
News Brief | Indoor firing ranges exacerbate blast waves
||| FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ||| The brain is a delicate network of about 100 trillion connections with a consistency close to Jell-O, and how blasts affect that network is still poorly understood. Experts
Larsen secures more than $50 Million for Northwest Washington transit agencies
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| SNOHOMISH, SKAGIT AND WHATCOM COUNTIES, WA – This week, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded more than $50 million in grant funding to four Northwest Washington
Port of Orcas to meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting to include the 2026 Budget Hearing on Monday, November 24th at 4:00 p.m. online
Larsen releases statement on Ukraine-Russia peace talks
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on ongoing peace talks between Ukraine and Russia: "Putin started this war and his
Sheriff’s Report | November 12 – 18, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 25-007843 Fraud 07:08:11 11/12/25 A Lopez Deputy responded a fraud call. A Lopez citizen gave away thousands of dollars to a caller impersonating Microsoft
WSF | Plan ahead for Thanksgiving holiday travel
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re expecting around 300,000 people to travel on our ferries this Thanksgiving holiday period. Even with added service in recent years, customers boarding a ferry in a vehicle should
Larsen statement on reports of Coast Guard downgrading swastikas, nooses, confederate flags as hate symbols
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that the United
WSF Weekly Report | Thanksgiving travel; Suquamish crew honored; join FROG
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about how much Washington State Ferries has to be thankful for this year.
Larsen introduces legislation to reverse Big Ugly Law’s burdensome paperwork requirements
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the Patients Over Paperwork Act to reverse burdensome paperwork requirements instituted in the Big Ugly Law (BUL) that will result
Larsen secures $2,165,000 for community projects in Island and San Juan Counties
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) secured a total of $2,165,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for three local projects in Island and San Juan
No jury duty for November 24-28
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: November 24-28, 2025 No Jurors were summonsed for the week beginning Monday, November 24th through Friday, November 28, 2025. Thank you.
