Nine pharmaceutical companies agree to most-favored-nation pricing
U.S. – An additional nine of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to offer many of their most popular drugs at most-favored-nation pricing in the U.S. This means that the U.S. will pay the lowest price
Hegseth promises to fix barracks, but work could take time
WASHINGTON D.C. – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has pledged to tackle longstanding issues with U.S. military barracks that have frustrated troops, lawmakers, and taxpayers for decades. In a recent social media post, Hegseth flipped through a
Republican proposes near-real-time overdose dashboard ahead of 2026 session
WASHINGTON STATE – Hoping to curtail the state’s opioid epidemic, one Republican proposed a bill Thursday that would establish a near-real-time overdose mapping interface with guardrails for privacy. The proposal follows an 11.7% decrease in opioid overdoses last year,
‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ provided funds for $1,776 dividend checks for military
WASHINGTON D.C. — The $1,776 “warrior dividend” checks President Donald Trump announced during Wednesday’s prime-time address will come from basic housing allowance funds approved by Congress and signed into law in July, according to a senior administration
John F. Kennedy Center to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
John F. Kennedy Center to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says by Ariana Figueroa, Colorado Newsline December 18, 2025 WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a prestigious cultural hub in
Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents.
U.S. – As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world. Should retailers round up or down? Should they round in favor
EPA, state lawmakers could consider regulating abortion pills as pollutants in 2026
U.S. – Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills. As multiple lawsuits over the abortion drug mifepristone unfold, state
Idaho Foodbank Distributes Food Boxes at Latah County Fairgrounds on Dec. 22
MOSCOW, ID – The Idaho Foodbank will be distributing meals at the Latah County Fairgrounds in Moscow on Monday, December 22. Volunteers will start distributing food boxes at 10:00 am and continue until the last box is
US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, would direct the Interior secretary to
What to know about WA Gov. Bob Ferguson’s $3B transportation spending plan
LACEY, WA — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan Friday to steer $3 billion into preserving the state’s roads and bridges and building three new ferries over the next decade. Ferguson would raise the money through