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washingtonexaminer. com > policy > infrastructure > 4575431 > sean-duffy-anti-fraud-registration-trucking

Sean Duffy debuts anti-fraud registration system for trucking industry

5+ hour, 17+ min ago  (250+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy debuted a registration system for the trucking industry aimed at combating fraud. "Dangerous foreign drivers and the shell companies who employ them have been taking advantage of this lax, decrepit federal registration system for years. The…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > policy > energy-and-environment > 4574820 > epa-eliminate-diesel-requirement-lessen-burden-farmer

EPA to eliminate diesel requirements to lessen burden on farmers

9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (252+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it plans to eliminate diesel emissions requirements for farm equipment, arguing the move will reduce costs and mechanical burdens for farmers already grappling with high input prices and economic strain." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > op-eds > 4541330 > prosecutors-need-new-tools-combat-organized-retail-crime

Prosecutors need new tools to dismantle organized retail crime

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (585+ words) Every day, prosecutors across the country show up ready to do their jobs: enforce the law, protect communities, and hold offenders accountable. But when it comes to organized retail crime, they are increasingly confronting a sophisticated national and transnational criminal…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > policy > 4411866 > california-delay-revoking-cdl-licenses-revives-battle-160-million-federal-funds

California delay revoking CDLs revives battle for millions in funding

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (447+ words) The Trump administration announced its plans on Wednesday to suspend millions in funding to California over the state's policy on commercial driver's licenses." Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he is withholding $160 million from California because the state"failed to follow…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > restoring-america > courage-strength-optimism > 3835839 > usmca-clock-ticking-crucial-trade-partnership

USMCA: The clock is ticking on a crucial trade partnership

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (503+ words) With the White House noticing the start of the mandated six-year review of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, the clock is ticking on the future of the most consequential trade partnership in America's history. IT'S TIME TO AUDIT THE DEATH…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > policy > energy-and-environment > 4442901 > epa-guidance-farmers-right-to-repair

EPA issues guidance backing farmers 'right-to-repair' equipment

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (362+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency issued new guidance allowing farmers to repair their own equipment, saying manufacturers have improperly used the Clean Air Act to restrict access to repair tools or software." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, along with Secretary of Agriculture…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > news > 4363202 > dot-realizes-road-safety-concern-with-marijuana-rescheduling

DOT realizes road safety a concern with marijuana rescheduling

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (539+ words) (The Center Square) " With the impending rescheduling of marijuana in the U. S. , the transportation industry is searching for answers on whether it still will legally be able to test employees before sending them on the road or in the air. Truck…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > policy > immigration > 3913480 > trump-administration-9500-non-english-speaking-truck-drivers-off-road

Trump administration pulls 9, 500 non-English-speaking truck drivers off road

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (317+ words) The Trump administration has pulled about 9, 500 truck drivers off the road for failing to pass an English test as part of the federal crackdown on illegal immigrants working in the nation's trucking industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the announcement…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > policy > immigration > 3890516 > duffy-challenge-court-ruling-blocking-new-regulations-noncitizens-obtaining-commerical-drivers-licenses

Duffy vows to challenge court ruling on noncitizens obtaining commercial driver's licenses

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (578+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized on Monday a recent court ruling that placed a stay on federal guidelines that would have put more restrictions on noncitizens obtaining commercial driver's licenses." "We're working on the legal strategy right now, but we're…...

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washingtonexaminer. com > news > 3903826 > sean-duffy-threatens-minnesota-cdl-program-weak-compliance

Duffy threatens to pull Minnesota's federal aid over illegally given CDL's

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (328+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal funding from Minnesota and decertify the state's commercial driver license program on Monday after a September audit found that the state vaguely complied with federal laws. The audit alleged that the Minnesota…...

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