WASHINGTON – When rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to stop Congress from certifying the presidential election of Joe Biden, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser lacked the authority to call in the D.C. National Guard to help police. That episode has given new momentum to the District of Columbia’s long-running effort to […]
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hursday, December 13, 2018 (Anchorage) – Governor Michael J. Dunleavy sat down with President Donald Trump this morning at the White House to discuss a wide range of issues important to Alaska. The meeting was held with 12 other newly elected state and territorial governors from around the country. “We have a strong partner in […]
In a surprising vote in a closed-door meeting on Monday, just hours before the Congress begins this year’s session, House Republicans, in a 119-74 vote, adopted an amendment by Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to place the Office of Congressional Ethics, or OCE, directly under the jurisdiction of the House Ethics Committee. While, at first glance, […]
New research confirms that the land under the Chesapeake Bay is sinking rapidly and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century—adding to the problems of sea-level rise. This falling land will exacerbate the flooding that the nation’s capital faces from rising ocean waters due to a warming […]