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U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier is renewing her call for the Trump administration to address deteriorating conditions in The Enchantments area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, warning that overcrowding, sanitation problems and reduced staffing are threatening the environment, visitor safety, conservation efforts and local economies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), sent a letter urging the Trump Administration to address deteriorating conditions in The Enchantments Wilderness, which have threatened the environment, visitor safety, conservation efforts, and local economies.
A North Central Washington congresswoman is calling on the Trump administration to address deteriorating conditions in The Enchantments Wilderness Area.
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office will utilize federal funding to equip its deputies with several new de-escalation tools.
On Thursday, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison was joined by U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, D-8th District, Chelan County Commissioner Shon Smith, and Public Defense Investigator Juan Miranda outside the Chelan County courthouse to highlight the funding.
ISSAQUAH, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently joined local leaders and housing providers to discuss challenges and proposed solutions to the housing affordability crisis.
8th District Congresswoman Kim Schrier will be in Wenatchee on Thursday to celebrate new federal funding for the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. The Democrat helped secure just over $713,000 to buy less-lethal equipment that would help deputies overpower subjects who resist arrest.
WENATCHEE, WA – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), joined local law enforcement and other leaders to highlight federal funding she secured for the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. The funding will equip officers with de-escalation tools that aim to reduce the risk of serious injuries and lethal encounters, deter dangerous situations, and improve local public safety response.
Filling row upon row of chairs tucked between orange-and-black metal shelves piled high with cases of canned vegetables, shrink-wrapped pallets of Dole bananas, and cardboard boxes filled with spaghetti donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, community leaders gathered Friday to celebrate FISH Community Food Bank’s new warehouse in Ellensburg.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) recently visited water storage tanks in Covington with local leaders to celebrate federal funding she was able to secure for the Covington Water District Reservoir Construction Project.
Conditions Come as U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Struggles with Insufficient Staffing and Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswomen Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 21 of their colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on deteriorating Forest Service trail conditions due to insufficient maintenance by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), which has threatened visitor safety and outdoor recreation access for millions of Americans.