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Washington State Student Wins 2025 NASA Art Contest
A Washington state high school student with a passion for art, space exploration, and a curiosity about the possibility of life on other planets earned the grand prize for the 2025 NASA Student Art Contest. Dahyun Jung’s winning piece, titled “My Wonders with You,” shows a child seated on the roof of a barn, their arm draped around a dog,…
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Press Releases
Amazon Commits $124 Million to Create More Than 1,000 Affordable Homes near Transit Stations in Washington state’s Puget Sound region and the Arlington, Virginia region
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it will invest over $124.4 million to build 1,060 affordable homes near four public transit sites and work in partnership with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) and Sound Transit, the transit system serving the Central Puget Sound region of Washington state, to complete the housing developments. The new deals stem from Amazon’s $300 million transit commitment from 2021 to create…
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Press Releases
Washington to Transform Communications for Public Safety; Governor Inslee Approves Buildout Plan for First Responder Network
RESTON, Va., Dec. 26, 2017 – Washington is modernizing communications technology for its first responders. Today, Governor Jay Inslee announced his decision to accept the First Responder Network Authority* and AT&T** plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the state’s public safety community. FirstNet will bring advanced tools that will help Washington’s first responders save lives and protect communities. “Whether we’re responding…
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