He returns to his mayoral hometown to review local investments. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with union workers and apprentices in South Bend, Indiana on Thursday, touching base…
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Transportation Projects Receive Funding for Domestic Materials
39 state transportation agencies awarded a collective $1.2 billion. The Department of Transportation (DOT) distributed $1.2 billion to state-level transportation agencies last month, allocating the funding for construction…
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NASA Jet Laboratory Lays Off 5 Percent of Staff
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 325 employees this month. The lab is managed by the California Institute of Technology and specializes…
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Federal Jury Awards $12 Million to Woman Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine
Blue Cross Blue Shield denied her religious exemption claim. A federal jury awarded a Catholic woman $12 million this week who was fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield…
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Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates
It is the second consecutive rate cut since inflation has begun to flatten. The Federal Reserve met for its final meeting of 2024, opting to reduce banking interest…
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Transportation Department Funds 122 Railroad Improvement Projects
$2.4 billion in funding will reconstruct tracks, and improve bridges and intercity routes. The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that $2.4 billion has been allocated to 122 rail…
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White House Announces $3 Billion for Port Infrastructure
President Biden discusses Inflation Reduction Act funding at Port of Baltimore. President Joe Biden announced a $3 billion investment into U.S. ports during a speech at the Port…
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DOJ Indicts Salesman for Transporting U.S. Mining Drills to Iran
The business circumvented licenses by claiming drills were meant for Iraq. A federal jury convicted a salesman based in the Middle East of conspiring to sell U.S. products…
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Emergency Grants Approved for North Carolina Hurricane Recovery
Labor Department funding to support disaster-relief jobs and training programs for recovery in 25 hard-hit counties. The Department of Labor recently authorized up to $10 million in emergency…
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Education Department Exceeds Goal to Recruit 250,000 School Staff
The additional 320,000 adults were recruited a year ahead of schedule. The Department of Education recruited 320,000 adults into school support roles in the 2023-2024 academic year, exceeding…
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