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News >  Washington

New U.S. Energy secretary to visit Tri-Cities this week. He’ll be busy

President Trump’s energy secretary plans his first official visit to the Hanford nuclear site, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Ice Harbor Dam since he was confirmed 10 months ago. On Thursday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright will visit Ice Harbor Dam on the lower Snake River east of Pasco. It is one of four Snake River dams that have been considered for breaching in Eastern Washington. ...
News >  Idaho

Idaho shares voter-roll and food-stamp information with the feds. What we know

The Trump administration wanted to prove that large numbers of undocumented immigrants were voting. So in September, the Department of Justice asked states for voter roll data. That drew concerns about privacy and overreach. In some states, like Nebraska, voters took the issue to courts. Many states decided to turn over information that did not include personal data like Social Security ...