An apparent funding setback last week in the yearslong bridge replacement effort might turn out alright after all. While the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funded projects totaling about $700 million in Alaska and Delaware, it did not grant the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority’s $532 million request.
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s decision to send tax dollars to the abortion industry by continuing former President Joe Biden’s Title X grant awards to Planned Parenthood has encountered pushback from the pro-life crowd, who state that taxpayers should not be made to fund the termination of unborn children.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol.Â
(The Center Square) – Voters are concerned about government fraud and want to see lawmakers make sweeping changes, pass new laws and open new investigations to address the longstanding problem at the local, state and federal levels.
(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will help with security efforts at the nation's airports beginning Monday as a partial government shutdown is causing lengthy delays for passengers, President Donald Trump wrote Sunday on social media.
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new federal requirements that colleges report detailed data linking race to admissions, financial aid and student outcomes.Â
Oregon lawmakers proposed hundreds of bills in the packed, five-week-long legislative session that wrapped on Friday, March 6, including dozens that failed to cross the finish line.