by Anibel Ferus-Comelo It’s been two years since members of Congress passed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. This industrial investment is one of the Biden-Harris Administration’s landmark achievements. But […]
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Letter to Capito, others: Federal funding should pay to rebuild the Baltimore bridge
Senator Shelley Moore Capito is one of the recipients of a letter urging Congress to authorize the money required to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed […]
Congress didn’t solve the big issues
by Carl P. Leubsdorf The new House speaker, Mike Johnson, gave federal workers, U.S. troops and the American people a Thanksgiving and Christmas present: no government shutdown for the rest […]
Mooney chose politics over W.Va.
This past weekend, U.S. Representative Alex Mooney proudly voted to shut down the federal government — once on Friday and again on Saturday — which would have put the majority […]
The IRS is becoming a model of efficiency. Really
by Max Stier Paying taxes is like paying a visit to the dentist: We might not like doing it, but deep down we know we need to. Among other things, […]
How to save EMSs
The lack of emergency medical services (EMS) — and strain on those remaining — is a national crisis, but we feel it keenly in our area. Between 2019 and 2021, […]
The IRS must be properly funded; here’s why
by Alexander R.M. Boyle The Internal Revenue Service is the government agency that taxpayers “love to hate,” but starving it to death is bad for the country. The Biden administration’s […]




