Petty squabbling has thrown a wrench into vital funding for a bridge connecting Massena and the Canadian city of Cornwall.
Like other structures linking our two nations, the Seaway International Bridge has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus. Officials representing both governments closed the border to much of the vehicular traffic using these bridges.
âA spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and officials with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. said the coronavirus has significantly reduced revenue needed to support operations and maintenance on the bridge. The U.S. and Canadian federal governments share the ownership, management and operation of the Seaway International Bridge,â according to a story published Feb. 26 by the Watertown Daily Times. âOfficials with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. said paid car and truck traffic decreased because of U.S./Canada cross-border restrictions. Due to COVID-19 and th
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Stacey Dash, best known for her roles as Dionne in
Clueless and as the rare conservative in Hollywood, is walking away from her past support for former President Donald Trump.
In an
Daily Mail published on Wednesday, Dash explained that the events of Jan. 6 contributed to her change of mind.
“I think the Capitol Riots were appalling,” she said. “When that happened, I was like, ‘Ok, I’m done. I’m truly done.’ Because senseless violence of any kind I denounce. What happened on Jan. 6 was just appalling and stupid.”
In 2016, Dash began supporting Trump and became a donor to the pro-Trump Great America PAC. She also wrote in defense of the then-candidate as people began arguing that he was inciting violence at his political rallies.
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Chao probe fallout: Concerns remain over freight project money
Billions in infrastructure grants awarded over five years require more scrutiny, according to watchdog Chao’s gone but concerns linger over federal grant process. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves and U.S. DOT)
Results of an investigation into potential conflicts of interest involving former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao have renewed concerns about the agency’s ability to oversee a fair process when selecting grant winners for major infrastructure projects.
A report on the investigation’s findings released this week by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) inspector general (IG) at the request of U.S. House Democrats in 2019 found no evidence that Chao used her office to steer federal grants issued by her department to highway projects in Kentucky the state represented by her husband, Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was majority leader of the chamber at the time.
Elaine Chao Cited for Misuse of Office by Inspector General
3 Mar 2021
The Transportation Department’s Inspector General made public on Wednesday a report that cites repeated examples of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao allegedly using her staff and her office to help benefit her family and their business operations and revealed that staff members at the agency had raised ethics concerns.
Elaine Chao is Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) wife, who notably resigned the day after the Capitol riot.
The inspector general’s investigation detailed a series of instances in which Elaine Chao reportedly directed her staff to spend federal government time and resources to help with matters related to a family shipping company and her father.