June 25th, 1921
Program compensates communities for supporting the nation’s public lands, waters; invests in firefighters, police, schools and road construction WASHINGTON —The Department of the Interior today announced that 30 local governments in Alaska will receive a total of $35.4 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2023. Because local governments cannot tax federal […]
“The Justice Department must apply the same standard of law to Donald Trump as they would to any citizen,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, a committee member. “That’s what Attorney General Garland promised to do. And the country will hold the department to it.” The congressional committee probing the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on […]
“It matters that the Justice Department is protecting the rights of voters and enforcing federal voting rights laws,” said the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Amid mounting fears of voter intimidation and political violence on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections, federal officials on Monday announced plans to monitor polls in 64 communities across two […]