by Taylor Goebel | Jan 21, 2017 | Inauguration
WASHINGTON — A cement-grey sky threatened a storm but rain only misted the nation’s capital every now and then during the swearing in of the 45th president of the United States. Just north of Pennsylvania Avenue, a community of Harley Davidsons, non-hipster...
by Taylor Goebel | Jan 20, 2017 | Inauguration
WASHINGTON – Vanessa Baugh knew who she was voting for right after Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign. “We all need to remember this is the first time an American businessman is becoming president,” said Baugh, a Manatee County commissioner. “This...
by Taylor Goebel | Jan 13, 2017 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development nominee Ben Carson told a Senate committee Thursday that he would improve Native American housing by eliminating regulatory roadblocks, saying tribal poverty and substandard housing “weighed heavily on my mind.” ...
by Taylor Goebel | Jan 13, 2017 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Senators weighing the confirmation of Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday repeatedly questioned whether he would enforce the Fair Housing Act and a new rule requiring communities to assess whether they...