Tag: Government business and finance
Paid in full? Biden, GOP struggle over infrastructure costs
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators and the White House appear open to striking a roughly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure. But they are struggling with...
Agency: Tennessee zinc miner fired for voicing safety worry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal regulators have brought a complaint against a zinc mining company, claiming that an employee in Tennessee was illegally fired for...
Regulators OK 195-megawatt solar farm for central Indiana
FRANKFORT, Ind. — State regulators have approved a deal by utility AES Indiana to build a sprawling solar farm in central Indiana that could...
Pandemic-delayed surgeries share blame for blood shortage
BOSTON — Some New England hospitals are delaying or rescheduling surgeries because of a shortage of blood donations during the pandemic.
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Hit by a ransomware attack? Your payment may be deductible
WASHINGTON — For Sat PMs
As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI...
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win
WASHINGTON — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above...
Uganda tightens lockdown measures as virus cases surge
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is tightening its lockdown measures to try and stem a surge in coronavirus infections in the East African country that...
Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The White House made clear Friday that President Joe Biden was opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate...
GOP needs new health care target; ‘Obamacare’ survives again
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” signals anew that the GOP must look beyond repealing...
Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress
WASHINGTON — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline...