Samone Blair

Senate cancels hearing for Trump nominee after outrage over alleged racism

By Samone Blair on July 30, 2020October 13, 2020 Anthony J. Tata, Senate Committee on Armed Services

The Senate Committee on Armed Services canceled a nomination hearing Thursday morning for Anthony J. Tata to be the undersecretary of defense for policy at the Pentagon after outrage over Tata’s alleged racism.

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Washington state veterans cemetery to receive $3.5 million for expansion

By Samone Blair on July 21, 2020October 13, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington State Veterans Cemetery

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded nearly $3.5 million in new funding Thursday for the expansion of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake.