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The bipartisan group is asking for information about federal housing in the hopes of bolstering the ranks
The state health department suspended the Walla Walla man’s paramedic license, making him ineligible for paid leave, a city spokesperson said
The effort to clear trees and underbrush from national forests in 10 states may be undermined by a worker shortage, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said
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Law enforcement closed in on the Austin package bombings suspect they believe may be responsible for five package bombs that killed two people and wounded four, but warned the city there may be others that have not been discovered yet.
FedEx employs 30,000 people in Memphis, Tennessee, and will spend $1 billion modernizing its facilities. In January, it also announced it would invest $1.5 billion expanding operations in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Thomas Homan, ICE acting chief, said the Justice Department is looking into a potential obstruction of justice against Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.
The Trump 2019 budget repeats last year’s fraud argument in its goal to eliminate LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which also funds cooling needs in summer.
Philadelphia is talking to potential operators of a safe injection site for IV drug users as a way to reduce opioid overdose deaths, but there are many legal and social questions.
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster will oversee negotiations over 250+ Federal opioid lawsuits filed against the pharmaceutical industry in state courts. He’s called the opioid epidemic “man-made.”
Maryland rape victims that provide “clear and convincing” proof will be able to file to eliminate assailants parenting rights, ending forced co-parenting.
After the death of Mayor Ed Lee, London Breed, the city’s Board of Supervisors president, served as interim mayor. But the board voted to replace her with mayoral candidate Mark Farrell.
Portland International Jetport is the first airport in the country to use 100 percent recycled deicing fluid for aircraft.
Philadelphia officials announced the city is seeking an outside operator for supervised drug injection sites as a way to combat the city’s opioid epidemic.