by Jasper Scherer and Allyson Chiu | Mar 8, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON– The Forest Service is spending too much on managing and fighting wildfires – more than half its annual budget — and not enough on preventing the fires, members of both parties on the Senate Energy Committee said Tuesday. The Forest Service...
by Geordan Tilley | Mar 8, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
WASHINGTON — Political analyst Charlie Cook said Tuesday he’s one of the last pundits to think New York mogul Donald Trump will not get the Republican nomination. “The Republican Party is quite screwed up,” Cook said, “but I don’t think they’re that screwed up.”...
by Ethan Cohen | Mar 7, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — David Farmer, a hunter who has lived in Portland, Maine, for 14 years, wants residents of his state be able to buy guns – but only after universal background checks on gun purchases and transfers. He’s part of a growing movement that has given up on...
by Medill News Service | Mar 7, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A few weeks after announcing an ambitious defense initiative dubbed “Star Wars,” President Ronald Reagan found himself at Camp David watching “War Games.” If you haven’t seen it — or weren’t around back then, it stars Matthew Broderick as a young...
by Nicolas Rivero | Mar 7, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON — It’s up to local communities to find ways to reduce U.S. transportation emissions because the federal government is unlikely to lead the way, some environmental leaders and government officials said Monday. Last December, Congress passed the FAST...
by Jacob Meschke | Mar 7, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The political attitudes of students on Michigan college campuses tell two tales. The first is familiar to those following the Democratic presidential campaigns: outspoken fans of Hillary Clinton are a rarity, and support for Bernie Sanders is...
by Jacob Meschke | Mar 7, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
[rev_slider alias=”detroit”] DETROIT — The remaining four candidates for the Republican party’s presidential nomination battled Thursday in the 11th GOP debate, but the first to be held in Michigan. Before the event began, protesters gathered on...
by Nick Hagar | Mar 7, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON — A JP Morgan Chase executive called Monday for scrutiny of how financial regulations, imposed in the aftermath of the financial crisis, limit liquidity during times of slower trading and lower volume in the market. Sandra O’Connor, chief regulatory affairs...
by Tyler Kendall | Mar 7, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—For the past 10 years, Frank Niepold has been doing his part to educate the public on climate change – its causes and effects — as the climate coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. What he has learned, he says, is that...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 7, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will use its substantial budget next year to modernize weapons systems, support allies abroad and cope with emerging challenges across the globe, Defense Department officials said Monday. Robert Scher, assistant secretary of defense for...
by Jasper Scherer | Mar 7, 2016 | Energy, Environment
Construction of new nuclear reactors came to a halt for years amid questions about cost and safety. (Source: Energy Information Administration) WASHINGTON – Thirty-seven years after a partial nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island power plant stunted the growth of...
by Allyson Chiu | Mar 7, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON– The idea of being buried in a detoxifying mushroom suit or in a biodegradable pod that becomes a tree was once the stuff of science fiction, but a growing trend toward eco-friendly burial practices is making such things a reality. Advocates for green...
