by Amanda Rooker | Feb 3, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — In the latest legal battle over the Dakota Access pipeline last Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld most of a lower court ruling that said oil can continue to flow through the pipeline, but confirmed that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did...
by Alicia Diaz | Feb 2, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured
WASHINGTON – The federal government has “critical gaps” in its COVID-19 vaccine distribution and vulnerabilities in the nation’s supply chain are “deeply troubling”, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. However, GAO investigators said...
by Hangyun Kim | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured, National Security
A government report on military housing released Monday revealed that the Department of Defense had miscalculated allowances for service members that cover the cost of suitable private housing, such as apartments and rental homes. Basic allowance for housing,...
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by Jay Silver | Feb 2, 2021 | Business, Coronavirus, Featured
WASHINGTON — Local performing art venues are relieved to know help is on the way after Congress incorporated a $15 billion grant program for art and entertainment venues struggling financially from the pandemic into the most recent COVID-19 relief package....
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...
