[content id=”79272″] Ore haul puts a focus on needed upgrades to the route (Fairbanks, Alaska) — Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is taking immediate steps to enhance highway safety along the Alaska, Steese and Richardson Highways in preparation for the planned Tetlin to Ft. Knox ore haul, scheduled to start in January 2024. […]
[content id=”79272″] Republicans in the House of Representatives Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise for speaker, a role formerly held by Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted last week. The nomination was made in a secret ballot behind closed doors where Republicans ultimately chose Scalise over House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan. The 58-year-old Scalise won the backing […]
[content id=”79272″] One critic called the South Carolina Republican’s comment nothing short of “incitement to genocide.” Human rights defenders on Wednesday accused U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of “incitement to genocide” after the South Carolina Republican urged Israeli forces to destroy Gaza—and he wasn’t the only prominent GOP figure to make such an incendiary call. Appearing on Fox […]
[content id=”79272″] “Nonprofit hospitals should be providing more charity care to those who desperately need it, not less,” said the senator. “And if they refuse to do so, they should lose their tax-exempt status.” Nonprofit U.S. hospitals are legally required to provide affordable medical care for low-income patients, but many are failing to do so, […]