Author: Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – An ominous report identifies 20 bridges nationwide at serious risk of ship collisions, potentially resulting in a collapse like the one that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. A group of engineers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore analyzed the likelihood of ship/bridge collisions across the country, including…

(The Center Square) – A Virginia congressman has introduced legislation to reduce costs for farmers and loggers by improving supply chain efficiency through increasing the weight limit on interstate highways. The Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act, introduced by Rep. John McGuire, R-Va., is the initial piece of legislation sponsored by the first-term congressman. The…

(The Center Square) – The National Transportation Safety Administration says the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River last Wednesday was flying at about 300 feet at the time of the collision, above the permitted flight ceiling. The permitted flight ceiling for helicopters flying over the Potomac…

(The Center Square) – An executive order has been issued to codify Virginia’s “election security procedures” implemented by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The governor issued Executive Order 35 on Wednesday to “protect legal voters and accurate counts,” which includes “stringent ballot security, complete and thorough counting machine testing,” and “best-in-the-nation voter list maintenance.” Youngkin touted the…

(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump appears to be chipping away at President Joe Biden’s northeastern blue wall with gains in New Hampshire, Virginia and now New Jersey, according to recent polls. Amid mounting pressure from fellow Democrats for Biden to exit the presidential race, the latest polling from some key blue states…