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On Wednesday evening, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced a major milestone in the ongoing cleanup of the old Sunflower Army Ammunition plant.

In President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2018, he asked Congress to authorize a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). For the sixth year in a row, Congress denied that authorization. Despite Congress’s intransigence, the need for base closures and realignment is not going away. The Department of Defense (DOD) has approximately 20 percent excess infrastructure,

Governor Abbott has awarded over $111.4 million in grants to military communities through the DEAAG program

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying the history books and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders as he lays

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying the history books and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders as he lays the groundwork for a new commission to tackle the nations growing debt.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying the history books and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders as he lays the groundwork for a new commission to tackle the nation's growing debt.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying the history books and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/speaker-mccarthy-eyes-new-commission-to-tackle-nations-debt-but-many-democrats-are-wary/">Read More</a>

McCarthy has embraced the idea of establishing a new fiscal commission to find additional deficit reduction.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt. McCarthy

The BRAC commission model may not be an effective method for tackling federal deficit spending.