Washington state federal credit union

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that was imposed under former President Barack Obama and then scuttled under former President Donald Trump. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris requires government officials to conduct a new environmental review before they can resume coal sales from federal lands. Almost half the nation’s annual coal production — some 260 million tons last year — is mined by private companies from leases on federal land, primarily in Western states such as Wyoming, Montana and Colorado. Few coal leases were sold in recent years after demand for the fuel shrank drastically. But the industry’s opponents had urged Morris to revive the Obama-era moratorium to ensure it can’t make a comeback as wildfires, drought, rising sea levels and other effects of climate change worsen. Coal combustion for electricity remains one of the top sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, even … [Read more...] about Judge revives Obama-era ban on coal sales from federal lands

A Colorado Springs man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for robbing four Front Range banks . Jared Lincoln Fitzgerald, 46, was sentenced on Wednesday, by Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello, to 262 months, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office , District of Colorado news release. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised release. As part of a plea agreement, Fitzgerald was found guilty of four counts of bank robbery, including one with force. Fitzgerald robbed the following banks: July 24, 2020, MidFirst Bank, 101 Cook St., Denver October 9, 2020, MidFirst Bank, 101 Cook St. April 13, 2021, Power Credit Union, 1615 E. Evans Ave., Pueblo July 20, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, 6000 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge In the Wheat Ridge robbery, Fitzgerald wore a gun holstered on his hip, according to the release. He appeared to have a gun in two other robberies and he forced bank employees into vaults in three of the four robberies. “Bank … [Read more...] about Man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for bank robberies

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 DENVER (AP) — The fliers piled up in mailboxes in central South Dakota like snow during a high-plains blizzard: “Transgender Sex Education in Schools?” one asked. “Vote Against Sex Ed Radical Mary Duvall for State Senate.” The mailers were part of a $58,000 campaign against the five-term Republican lawmaker, an enormous sum of money in a place where the cost of running for a statehouse seat is typically in the low five figures. Despite the subject of the attack ads, Duvall was targeted not for her stance on sex education but for her opposition to a longshot bid by some conservatives to force a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. “I knew they were angry at me, but I had no idea this was going to be coming during my primary campaign,” said Duvall, who ended up losing her race by 176 votes. Duvall opposed legislation that would have added South Dakota to 19 other … [Read more...] about GOP spends big in state-level effort to change Constitution

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 4 PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area. The move by Arizona comes without explicit permission on federal land, with state contractors starting to move in 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) shipping containers and stacking two of the 9-foot-tall (2.7-meter-tall) containers on top of each other early Friday. They plan to complete the job within days, and the containers will be topped with 4 feet (1.2 meters) of razor wire, said Katie Ratlief, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s deputy chief of staff. The state plans to fill three gaps in the border wall constructed during former President Donald Trump's tenure in the … [Read more...] about Arizona won’t wait for feds, starts filling border wall gaps

NEW YORK - FBI agents who searched former president Donald Trump's Florida home this week removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the US Justice Department said on Friday (Aug 12) while also disclosing that prosecutors had probable cause to believe Trump may have violated the Espionage Act. The bombshell disclosures were made in a search warrant and accompanying legal documents released four days after FBI agents carried out the search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach based on a warrant approved by a federal magistrate judge. The Espionage Act, one of three laws cited in the warrant application, dates to 1917 and makes it a crime to release information that could harm national security. Trump, in a statement on his social media platform, said the records at issue were "all declassified" and placed in "secure storage." "They didn't need to 'seize' anything. They could have had it anytime they wanted without playing politics and … [Read more...] about FBI seized top secret documents at Trump’s home; Espionage Act cited

The business world is shifting due to its ever-growing digital transformation. Amid the doom and gloom of recent events, more people are taking the bold step to become small business owners. Nowadays, there are more options than ever to fund a startup. If you have enough savings, perhaps you could try self-funding. You could also apply for bank loans or accumulate business funding through online methods. The business landscape is recovering, so make sure your business is there to grow with it! In this article, we’ve created a list of options for how to fund a small business. We’ll explain the modern funding options, such as traditional lenders and digital crowdfunding campaigns. We’ll list these methods according to how easy they are to obtain. Here are the options we will tackle: Save enough money for initial capital. Launch a crowdfunding campaign. Look for investors. Request for a business loan. Apply for business grants. 1. Save enough money for … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Fund Your Small Business

THE US Senate confirmed Merrick Garland as attorney general in March 2021. He has worked in government since 1995 when he was appointed by then-President Bill Clinton to the US Court of Appeals for Washington, DC. Who is Merrick Garland? The US Senate confirmed Merrick Garland, 69, as attorney general in a 70-30 vote, and he was sworn into the position in March 2021. Garland previously served as a US circuit judge of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. His previous work experience includes working as a law clerk to Judge Henry J. Friendly of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Justice William J. Brennan Jr. of the Supreme Court of the US. He also practiced corporate litigation at Arnold & Porter and worked as a federal prosecutor in the US Department of Justice. READ MORE ON MERRICK GARLAND 'SOLACE FROM FAMILY' Everything to know about Merrick Garland's family … [Read more...] about Who is Merrick Garland?

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 12 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene , R-Ga., filed articles of impeachment against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, she announced Friday. "Read my articles of impeachment against Merrick Garland ," Greene tweeted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP FILE - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks as President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington on March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool, File) The announcement comes after the FBI raided former President Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday. Following the raid, Garland said that he personally signed off on the raid. Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story … [Read more...] about Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Attorney General Merrick Garland

With the vote count displayed on an electronic display above the Press Gallery, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) raps the gavel as she announces the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 passed 220-207 in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on August 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Despite not achieving everything the House Democrats wanted, the $737 billion act will focus on slowing climate change, lowering health care costs and creating clean energy jobs by enacting a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% fee on stock buybacks and enhancing IRS enforcement.  (Getty Images via AFP) WASHINGTON – US lawmakers on Friday adopted President Joe Biden’s sprawling climate, tax and health care plan — a major win for the veteran Democrat that includes the biggest ever American investment in the battle against global warming. Passage in the House of Representatives along strict party lines came after approval of the bill in the Senate by a razor-thin margin, with Vice President Kamala Harris … [Read more...] about US lawmakers pass landmark climate, health plan in big win for Biden

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and PATRICK ORSAGOS WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) — A gunman who died in a shootout after trying to get inside the FBI’s Cincinnati office appeared to have posted calls on social media for FBI agents to be killed and for people to take up arms and “be ready for combat” in the wake of the search at Donald Trump’s home, a law enforcement official said. Federal investigators are examining social media accounts they believe are tied to the gunman, 42-year-old Ricky Shiffer, and posts that urged violence after the FBI entered Mar-a-Lago in Florida, according to the official, who was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. At least one of the social media messages appeared to have been posted after Shiffer tried to breach the FBI office. It said: “If you don’t hear from me, it is true I tried attacking the F.B.I.,” according to the official. On Trump’s Truth Social media platform, … [Read more...] about Ohio gunman appeared to threaten FBI after Trump search