Industry insiders say "there is no legal basis" for Trump to impose a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which could cost tens of millions of dollars per ship ... .
The legislative panel charged with recommending, or not, to close an aging state facility for some of the frailest Virginians balked at a vote Wednesday, citing persistent concerns over the patients still there ....
Nevada lawmakers last week punted on a proposal to weaken the state’s worker safety standards ...Instead, the lawmakers deferred the proposed regulation to a future meeting. The deferral came after two Democrats, state Sens ... The U.S ... Nguyen agreed.
Tucker Carlson, the influential conservative media commentator, said in an interview that he planned to help start a new political party after leaving the Republican Party but that he had no interest in running for office ... .
Geno Marconi, the former longtime head of New Hampshire’s ports, is demanding that the five-member Executive Council vote on his request to have his legal bills paid for by the state ... .