The industry has used its muscle to prevent federal, state and local governments from penalizing companies that park freight trains across roads for hours or days.
Tag: Lobbying and Lobbyists
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Lawmakers Seek More Long-Distance Flights From Reagan National Airport
Dozens of lawmakers are seeking to loosen a law that limits long-distance flights to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. For some of them, success could mean a shorter commute.
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The Business of Being Chris Christie
Mr. Christie left the governor’s office in New Jersey and set out to, as he put it, “make money.” He successfully traded on his political profile — and on his ties to the man he now wants to defeat.
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Crypto Firms Start Looking Abroad as U.S. Cracks Down
As the country becomes one of the world’s strictest crypto regulators, companies are exploring plans to expand internationally and possibly leave entirely.
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Can Politics and Poverty in Fresno Change?
How do you change a place as polluted and desperately unequal as the San Joaquin Valley?