There’s fish in them there hills: Raising salmon in W.V.

by Joey Mendolia | Mar 20, 2018 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – On the boarder of West Virginia and Maryland, roughly 75 miles from Washington, D.C., researchers are raising salmon from egg to harvest. Led by The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute, the Spring Hill Salmon project is the first land-based...

Proposed Tariffs Will Hurt Washington State The Most, Legislators Say

by Joey Mendolia | Mar 8, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Congress is in an uproar over President Donald Trump’s plan to place a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports, which the president may roll out as early as Thursday. Republicans and Democrats alike warn that...

Just A Game? North Korea Open To Talks With U.S. About Dismantling Nuclear Arsenal

by Joey Mendolia | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Instead of fire and fury, we may get discussion and compromise. On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told South Korean delegates that the North is willing to begin discussion with the United States on dismantling its nuclear arsenal and...

Nancy Pelosi’s Strenuous And Questionably Successful Eight Hours

by Joey Mendolia | Feb 12, 2018 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Standing on the House floor for eight hours in heels, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi pushed for a DACA solution ahead of an encroaching bipartisan budget deadline. House Speaker Paul Ryan pushed for prioritizing the budget, which passed in the early...

Heads of NW energy companies say region a major player in future of energy

by Joey Mendolia | Feb 9, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – Philip Mezey, president and CEO of Liberty Lake-based energy and resource management giant Itron, spoke before a full Senate committee hearing on energy infrastructure Thursday. Held by the  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and headed by...