Among the questions to be asked will be, ‘Why is DOT footing the Key bridge rebuild costs despite the federal-state/local share law? When two congressional panels convene a joint hearing in the Port of Miami on April 5, it will mark the first official assembly of federal lawmakers since a container ship knocked down Baltimore’s
The White House has drained 43 percent of America’s emergency crude stockpiles since 2021. The Biden administration abruptly halted refilling the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as the Department of Energy tries to keep “the taxpayer’s interest at the forefront.” The latest decision comes as crude oil prices have rocketed amid geopolitical tensions and global
A federal assessment has speculated the mining ban will likely prevent 12 or 13 oil and gas wells from springing up in the area. The federal government has announced it will bar new drilling and mining operations from the Thompson Divide along Colorado’s Western Slope, an area known for its environmental features like mountaintops, foothills, grazing
‘Finally, we beat Big Pharma,’ President Biden said. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden held a White House meeting on Wednesday to highlight his administration’s continued fight against Big Pharma and efforts to lower prescription drug costs. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), his one-time 2020 Democratic primary opponent, joined President Biden to highlight his efforts to cut healthcare costs—particularly
Golden State governor’s Lake Tahoe cafe advertises job openings at $16 an hour (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California’s fast food franchisees must hike their minimum wage to $20 an hour under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) hailed as “extraordinarily beneficial.” His own luxury restaurants, meanwhile, are paying their workers less. Active job listings for Newsom’s
The cash-strapped company serves as a cautionary tale of private equity’s impacts on the health care industry, they said. The unfolding crisis surrounding Texas-based Steward Health Care Systems was at the core of a congressional field hearing in Boston on April 3. The embattled for-profit health system’s financial woes have hit Massachusetts hard as the
‘Being a Christian member of the Roman Catholic Church and Pro-Life is more important to me than being a registered Democrat.’ Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell has announced that he’s switching party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, citing his Christian faith and views on abortion. Mr. McDonnell made the announcement in an April 3 statement