House holds hearing and Senate sends DOT secretary a letter. The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit conducted a hearing on Wednesday about ways to address America’s worsening…
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USDA Announces 2022 Great American Outdoors Act Funding
$503 million directed toward public land infrastructure maintenance. Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $503 million into infrastructure improvements for public…
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Travelers Continue to Fly as Air Fare Rises
Airfare has increased 38 percent. The cost of domestic air travel has risen by nearly 40 percent and demand is sending those prices higher. According to the head of…
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Interior Announces Plastics Phase-out Plan
Secretary Haaland issues secretarial order. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued a secretarial order this week, which will phase out the sale and distribution of single-use plastics…
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Defense Secretary Meets with Chinese Counterpart
Discussions included Taiwan, North Korea, and Ukraine. On Friday morning in Singapore, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese counterpart, the Minister of National Defense General Wei…
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VA Enhances Legal Services for Veterans
Publishes an Interim Final Rule to help veterans who are at-risk. The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the publishing of an Interim Final Rule to help address…
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USDA Opens Applications for Supply Chain Support
$600 million available for states, territories, and tribal nations. The USDA released an update for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food…
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Attorney General Announces Uvalde Shooting Review Team
Experienced officials will visit school and local offices. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced this past week that the Justice Department will be sending a team to review…
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Treasury Announces Broadband State Awards
COVID-19 aid program finally kicks into gear. The Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund on Tuesday, a program created to improve…
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Unemployment Claims Higher Than Estimated
Highest level since January. The Labor Department reported that unemployment claims for the week ending on June 4 reached 229,000, increasing by 27,000 from the last period. The number,…
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