by Alicia Diaz | Jan 29, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – President Biden’s move to extend the freeze on student-loan payments until October has given borrowers badly needed financial cushion and the chance to spend the extra cash on other basic necessities. Struggling families or student borrowers coping with...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 27, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Commerce nominee Gina Raimondo addressed several issues integral to the Inland Northwest in her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, including improving broadband access to tribal areas and better managing salmon populations, while pushing...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Jan 27, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump left office on Wednesday, but the administration’s environmental actions are set to impact Inland Northwest communities and ecosystems for years beyond the president’s tenure. “I think some of the environmental actions...
by Katie Livingstone | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Soldiers and police outnumbered civilians on the streets of Washington D.C. in the week leading up to President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, two weeks after the violent attempted insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former...
by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Several members of the Maryland delegation have criticized Rep. Andy Harris, R-01, who tried to bring a gun to the House floor on Thursday. The incident is under investigation by the Capitol Police. Harris set off a magnetometer while carrying a concealed...
by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON – Members of Maryland Army National Guard’s Frederick-based Alpha Company say that their mission to ensure a peaceful transition of power for the inauguration of President Joe Biden was a success. At least 800 members of the Maryland National Guard were on...
