FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season, Mayorkas Warns October 4, 2024 By Kevin Freking and Colleen Long The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the...
House Votes to Extend Civil, Labor Rights to LGBTQ Americans; Fate in Senate Uncertain March 1, 2021 By Kevin Freking The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws,...
House Approves School Safety Bill March 15, 2018 By Matthew Daly and Kevin Freking The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to improve school safety Wednesday, the first gun-related action by Congress since the shooting...
Earthquake Warning System in Obama Budget Pleases Lawmakers February 12, 2015 By Kevin Freking President Barack Obama’s recommendation to spend $5 million next year on an early earthquake warning system for the West Coast...
Judge Says $200M Los Angeles Train Cash Award Falls Short July 18, 2011 By Kevin Freking The judge deciding how to divide $200 million among victims of a deadly Los Angeles County train crash in 2008...
More Funds Sought for California Train Crash Victims July 14, 2011 By Kevin Freking Members of California’s congressional delegation are calling on a company to set aside substantially more money to compensate victims of...
California Fires Renew Push for National Arson Registry October 5, 2009 By Kevin Freking The deadly fire at Angeles National Forest is renewing a push from California lawmakers for a national registry of convicted...
Lawmakers Push for National Arson Registry September 21, 2009 By Kevin Freking The deadly fire at Angeles National Forest is renewing a push from California lawmakers for a national registry of convicted...
States Stretch Family Health Policies to Cover Young Adults February 27, 2008 By Kevin Freking Thomas Mahoney came out of a seizure last December surrounded by paramedics ready to take him to the hospital by...
Inspections Not Enough to Assure Safety of Imports, Bush Told September 11, 2007 By Kevin Freking The flow of products imported into the U.S. each year is so vast that simply increasing inspections would not adequately...