WA Sen. Patty Murray Fighting to Save Nobel Prize-Winning Tri-Cities Observatory

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WA Sen. Patty Murray fighting to save Nobel Prize-winning Tri-Cities observatory

The LIGO Hanford Observatory in Eastern Washington and its twin observatory in Louisiana could both remain open thanks to the work of Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on a spending bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. Read more...

WA senator fighting to save Nobel Prize-winning Tri-Cities observatory

The LIGO Hanford Observatory in Eastern Washington and its twin observatory in Louisiana could both remain open thanks to the work of Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on a spending bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday.Murray, the vice chair of the powerful committee, succeeded in adding a provision to the fiscal 2026 appropriations bill that includes the National Science Foundation that would direct the agency to continue …