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U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke gestures after a woman interrupted his speech by shouting questions in the auditorium at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D. during the Western Governors Association annual meeting Tuesday, June 26, 2018. less U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke gestures after a woman interrupted his speech by shouting questions in the auditorium at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D. during the Western Governors ... more HELENA, Mont.
The founder of a popular neo-Nazi website who was sued after he called on his readers and followers to "troll storm" a Jewish Realtor from Montana is arguing that his actions are protected by free speech. Andrew Anglin, founder of the Daily Stormer, has asked a federal court in Montana to dismiss a lawsuit that Tanya Gersh filed against him last spring.
A second federal contract with a company hired to rebuild Puerto Rico's all but collapsed power grid is coming under scrutiny, drawing the attention of federal investigators and even members of Congress even as most of the hurricane-ravaged island remains without power. The news of a second faulty contract is also raising questions about the contracting process for the island's government-owned power company, the Puerto Rican Electric Power Authority .
History >> may not repeat, but it often echoes, and possibly predicts. I mentioned the Teapot Dome scandal in my normalcy musings a few days ago.-The principle activity in the Teapot Dome scandal was selling public land in a secret, no-public-bid deal among among 3 crooks.
Workers seek to repair distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico. CREDIT: AP Photo/Carlos Giusti Puerto Rico's decision to cancel its contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC, a small Montana-based company with ties to the Trump administration, has thrown the island's electricity restoration efforts into disarray.
The head of Puerto Rico's power company said Sunday the agency is cancelling its $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid scrutiny of the tiny Montana company's role in restoring the island's power system. The announcement by Ricardo Ramos came hours after Gov. Ricardo Rossello urged the utility to scrap the deal for Whitefish's help in rebuilding the electrical system from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria.
The head of Puerto Rico's power company said Sunday the agency will cancel its $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid increased scrutiny of the tiny Montana company's role in restoring the island's power system following Hurricane Maria. The announcement by Ricardo Ramos came hours after Gov. Ricardo Rossello urged the utility to scrap the deal for Whitefish's help in rebuilding the electrical system.
The head of Puerto Rico's power company said Sunday the agency will cancel its $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid increased scrutiny of the tiny Montana company's role in restoring the island's power system following Hurricane Maria. The announcement by Ricardo Ramos came hours after Gov. Ricardo Rossello urged the utility to scrap the deal for Whitefish's help in rebuilding the electrical system.
Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday called for terminating a $300 million contract awarded to a little-known Montana company hired to coordinate restoring electricity on the island following Hurricane Maria. The contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings has come under increased scrutiny.
Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday demanded that the board of the island's power company cancel the $300M contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid increased scrutiny of the Montana company's role in Hurricane Maria recovery efforts. The announcement by Gov. Ricardo Rossello comes as federal legislators seek to investigate the contract awarded to the small company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown.
The Trump administration scrambled Friday to distance itself from the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown. The White House said federal officials played no role in the selection of Whitefish Energy Holdings by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
QUESTIONS have been raised about a $300 million contract to help rebuild Puerto Rico's electrical infrastructure was awarded to a small, two-year-old company that had only two employees when Hurricane Maria struck the US territory. Both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have called for an investigation after Whitefish Energy Holdings in Montana secured the multi-million dollar deal.
Members of Congress from both parties on Tuesday called for an investigation into a $300 million contract awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority awarded the contract to Whitefish Energy Holdings to help crews restore transmission and distribution lines damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Maria.
In this Feb. 22, 2017 file photo, Jeff Bridges attends the Global Green USA 14th Annual Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles. Bridges has played a president in the movies.