by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 19, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Data on global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions released this week shows the United States is not on a path toward meeting President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate change goals. The announcements come at the start of a year when the president’s...
by Julia Mueller | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case brought by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is challenging a federal campaign finance law that limits how much candidates can be repaid for loans they make to their political campaigns. Cruz...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The fate of a Pissarro painting estimated at $40 million rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the justices heard oral arguments in a long-running case concerning ownership of the painting, which was seized by the Nazis from a Jewish family...
by Jordan Anderson and Allison Novelo | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Science + Technology
Frederick, Montgomery and Washington county residents Thursday evening questioned Rep. David Trone (D-Dist. 6) about how the area’s health care systems are handling the recent spike of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, the availability of higher-protection...
by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE GUARD AND RESERVE GI BILL PARITY ACT OF 2021: Voting 287 for and 135 against, the House on Wednesday expanded (HR 1836) eligibility for Post-9/11 GI...
by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 18, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON—Even though 2021 marked a minor cooldown from 2020’s record-high global temperatures, the year’s temperatures remain part of the planet-warming trend, experts say. Separate climate assessments from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
