VIDEO: Demonstrators Urge DOJ to Prosecute Sacklers for Opioid Crisis

by Julia Shapero | Dec 8, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology, Topics

WASHINGTON — Relatives of those who have died from the opioid epidemic urged the Department of Justice on Friday to prosecute the Sackler family for their role in the epidemic. The Sacklers owned Purdue Pharma, the company that developed the painkiller OxyContin. For...

Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Clark for Criminal Contempt As He Agrees to Appear and Plead the Fifth

by Julia Shapero | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of Congress. However, even as the nine lawmakers on the panel moved forward...

Appeals Court Hears Trump Lawsuit to Block Jan. 6 Documents

by Julia Shapero | Nov 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Federal judges pushed former President Donald Trump’s and the government’s lawyers to suggest a means of balancing competing demands of executive privilege between the current and former presidents at a hearing on Tuesday. “Who decides when it’s in...

What the infrastructure bill might do for rail transportation in Washington and Idaho

by Julia Shapero | Nov 23, 2021 | Transportation

WASHINGTON – The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress on Friday will pour billions of dollars into the country’s passenger rail, freight rail and at-grade railroad crossings, helping to replace outdated rail equipment and improve safety and mobility...

Spokane native appointed to lead Small Business Administration in Northwest

by Julia Shapero | Nov 18, 2021 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday tapped Mike Fong, a Spokane native and former deputy mayor of Seattle, to lead the Small Business Administration’s Pacific Northwest office. “Small businesses are the engine of our economy and this is an incredible...