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U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted this week by a grand jury in Miami for allegedly stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and laundering them toward her 2021 congressional campaign. Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, laundered funds from an overpayment from a contract between her family’s […]

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez told voters in her 2022 campaign that she was “definitely not your typical candidate for Congress.”  After winning two consecutive U.S. House elections in Washington’s Republican-leaning 3rd Congressional District, she’s proven it.  Her willingness to cross up her party leaders and crossover to vote with the GOP majority was on display again […]

Representatives from northeast Washington’s 7th Legislative District are opening a district office in Tonasket next week. Reps. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Andrew Engell, R-Colville, announced the new district office earlier this week, stating they hope to serve constituents’ concerns and questions. This is the first district office for both. “The idea really came about because […]

Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?

Baroness Hallet says ministers failed to take "decisive action" against an "entirely foreseeable" variant.

Baroness Hallet says ministers failed to take "decisive action" against an "entirely foreseeable" variant.

The state’s school voucher program has exhibited “a myriad of accountability problems” and caused a funding shortfall for public schools, a state audit released this week shows. The audit, encompassing the 2024-2025 school year, was presented this week to lawmakers, who are spending the weeks leading up to the legislative session learning the woes of […]

COOK INLET, Alaska—High in a mountain valley on the far west side of this tidal inlet sits an unusual plot of land. It’s a private parcel, with a gravel airstrip and four or five buildings that make up a small worker camp. But there are no towns in sight. Known as the Johnson Tract, the […]

Washington state lawmakers next year are set to again discuss whether public sector unions can bargain over their employers’ adoption of artificial intelligence technology. House Bill 1622 looks to require government employers to bargain with unions over the use of the technology if it affects wages or worker performance evaluations.  This past session, the bill […]

The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.

The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.

Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.