Eight states were selected based on a history of underfunding. The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the recipients of $52 million in grant funding from the Advanced Transportation…
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CA Asks EPA Approval to Phase Out New Gas Vehicle Sales by 2035
Other states follow suit with more stringent environmental regulations. California has requested approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its plan to end the sale of gasoline…
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Defense Department Document Leaker Arraigned
The suspect, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, was arrested Thursday. A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arraigned in a federal courthouse in…
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Late-Winter Storms Hit the East and West
Severe storms cause power outages and flooding. Parts of California are bracing for more flooding from a powerful “atmospheric river” storm while in the Northeast, a powerful nor’easter…
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FAA and NTSB Investigating Close Calls by Aircraft
Repeated instances have occurred where airliners nearly collided on airport runways or tarmacs. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have begun investigations…
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FCC Announces Emergency Connectivity Funding
New round of funding will provide digital services for students. The Federal Communications Commission is committing funding to schools and libraries across the U.S. under the Emergency Connectivity…
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Treasury Department Auditing Migrant Flights from Florida
Inspector general questioning improper use of funds. The inspector general of the Department of the Treasury is auditing and investigating “as quickly as possible” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’…
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Supreme Court Overturns Massachusetts Gun Law
The law violated Second Amendment. In one of its first rulings of the new session, the Supreme Court vacated a Massachusetts gun control law. The Massachusetts case, Morin…
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President Announces Preliminary Climate Change Steps
His administration is transitioning away from fossil fuels. On Wednesday, President Biden visited the Brayton Point Power Station, a former coal-fueled power plant in Massachusetts, that has begun…
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CDC Investigating Monkeypox in Florida
Cases appear isolated to a certain demographic. A “presumptive” case of monkeypox in Broward County, Florida, has spurred an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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