by J. Okray | Dec 6, 2010 | Topics
When I decided to spend three months reporting in Washington, I knew that many things might be different covering the nation’s capital compared with reporting from Chicago and other places I’ve been: more politics, more statues, different issues. What I didn’t expect...
by J. Okray | Dec 3, 2010 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — Small-business owners called on Congress Thursday to ease child-safety policies they say are too burdensome. Business owners say the regulatory costs imposed by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 are forcing some companies to close their...
by J. Okray | Nov 10, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges took on a new role Wednesday – chief advocate for a campaign to end childhood hunger in America in five years. Bridges said the federal government doesn’t need to create new programs to eliminate hunger among kids, but it...
by J. Okray | Nov 5, 2010 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Michael Hastings, the reporter whose Rolling Stone article led to the firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal because of quotes from him and his staff disparaging Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and other top civilian leaders, defended his ethics in...
by J. Okray | Oct 14, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON—Bringing order to the Internet was one thing, but can Google and a team of fellow investors and energy firms bring an offshore wind power revolution to the East Coast of the United States? They are going to try, with a $5 billion deep-water transmission...
