“Escalating CEO pay in recent decades has likely pulled up the pay of other top earners,” notes a new Economic Policy Institute report. “This concentration of earnings at the top leaves fewer gains for ordinary workers.” A new analysis by the Economic Policy Institute shows that top U.S. CEOs saw their total compensation rise by 1,209% between 1978 and […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Rosa Villanueva, 39, of Somerton, Arizona, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on two counts of Importation of Methamphetamine and Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that on August 16, 2023, Villanueva drove her vehicle from Mexico through the San Luis Port of Entry and […]
Top Department of Defense civilian and military leaders visited the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute in late August and learned about the numerous ways the institute’s facilities and researchers support the nation’s defense in the Arctic. Undersecretary of Defense Heidi Shyu visited on Aug. 24, and Air Force Lt. Gen. David Nahom, commander of […]
“For years, regulated interests have funded a full-scale campaign to delegitimize and dismantle federal regulations.” Hours before ProPublica revealed new details about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas‘ relationship with the Koch network, a group of Democratic senators filed a brief on Thursday warning that Koch-backed entities are closely involved in an upcoming case that could further gut the federal […]