The location of a planned U.S. Department of Homeland Security national immigration enforcement call center has changed from Adams to Nashville, a federal contract database shows. Last week, the database showed ICE had awarded a $63 million contract to Alaska-based company Koniag Government Services, and listed Adams, a rural town of about 600 people near […]
President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Kyle Reardon, a federal magistrate judge and former prosecutor, to fill the last of three federal judge positions for the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Trump announced the nomination on social media on Tuesday, as well as picks for federal trial courts in Texas, Florida, […]
TOPEKA — Ahead of President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on 50% tariffs on Canada, Kansas Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran urged the administration to “consider the consequences” of tariffs on Canadian salt imports, which are a crucial resource for winter road safety. Moran said Tuesday he was concerned tariffs could disproportionately impact American businesses, local […]
Kindergarten immunization rates are falling and vaccine exemptions are on the rise, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week. In a press release, the CDC said the data shows vaccine rates remain high and encourages parents to talk to their doctors about vaccine options. Nationally, vaccine rates for […]
Chris McGowan, the Republican running for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, said Monday he believes the federal government needs to be “extremely prudent” in deciding when to enter wars — though he declined to comment specifically on if the decision for the U.S. to enter into conflict with Iran met this definition. McGowan, the Siouxland Chamber […]
The hail storm that struck a couple of weeks ago was violent. On Constitution Street, the quarter-sized hail drummed on the roof, ricocheted off our windows and dimpled the hood of the Jeep as if it had been peened with an icy hammer. The barrage came at 10:58 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, and it […]
U.S. Rep. Russell Fry is backing Sen. Darline Graham in the runoff to replace her late brother as the GOP's Senate nominee.
President Donald Trump has nominated U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky of Arkansas, who has issued rulings narrowing the scope of the Voting Rights Act and in favor of a state ban on classroom “indoctrination,” to a federal appeals court post. Trump on Wednesday announced he was nominating Rudofsky, a judge in the Eastern District of […]
Tennessee taxpayers are paying about $1,961 each to fund the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies, according to an analysis of the federal budget released by the Economic Policy Institute. The think tank developed an online tool that calculates the average taxpayer’s share of the estimated $268.9 billion cost of deportations through the end of President […]
Months before Arkansas lawmakers convened for their 2013 legislative session, the thought that the state would expand Medicaid was almost laughable. Republicans had just won a majority in both chambers of the Legislature, with many candidates winning what had once been localized races by running against President Barack Obama and his signature healthcare law. The […]
