Wes WolfeDecember 20, 2022
7min0
The regulatory package advanced by NOAA Fisheries would further limit fixed-gear traps and pots.
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Wes WolfeDecember 20, 2022
Associated PressDecember 9, 2022
9min0
But she is still caucusing with Democrats.
Associated PressSeptember 7, 2020
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Social media giants have removed dozens of fake accounts, including Russian-linked accounts last week.
Associated PressApril 27, 2017
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed Alex Acosta as Labor secretary, filling out President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet as he approaches his 100th day in office. The 60-38 vote confirms Acosta to the post. Once sworn as the nation’s 27th Labor secretary, the son of Cuban immigrants will lead a sprawling agency that enforces more than 180 […]
Associated PressFebruary 1, 2017
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Republicans jammed two of President Donald Trump‘s top Cabinet picks through the Senate Finance Committee with no Democrats in the room Wednesday after suspending a rule that would have otherwise barred them from taking the vote. The tactic seemed a warning shot that they might deploy brute political muscle in the upcoming fight over the […]
Mitch PerryJune 15, 2016
Patrick Murphy introduces bill to provide resources to local governments to fight the spread of Zika
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Jupiter Democratic Representative and U.S. Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy has introduced the Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health (SMASH) Act that would provide resources to state and local governments to help fight the spread of the Zika virus. The bill reauthorizes a lapsed 2003 mosquito-control program and provides $130 million each year for mosquito […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 25, 2015
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Speaking at the Values Summit in Washington, D.C., Friday, Marco Rubio unveiled a proposal to encourage paid family leave in the U.S. that he said won’t increase the size of government. The Florida senator said that if elected, he will offer a “limited” 25 percent nonrefundable tax credit to any business that offers four to 12 […]
Mitch PerryJune 16, 2015
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While advocates for the U.S. liberalizing relations with Cuba have hailed President Barack Obama‘s overture to the Castro-led government, they say there is still much to be done, such as liberalizing travel restrictions. Engage Cuba, a group created to push for the end of the 53-year trade embargo, has a new ad that will begin airing Tuesday […]