PUBLISHED 7:15 PM ET Mar. 15, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM EDT Mar. 15, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. After Ohio lost out on a multi-billion-dollar contract with the United States Postal Service to build new mail vehicles, several Ohio lawmakers are asking the Biden administration to investigate.
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Ohio-based Workhorse Group was hoping to secure a multi-billion-dollar Postal Service vehicle contract that would have brought jobs to NE Ohio’s Lordstown Motors
After the Postal Service chose a company in Wisconsin, Ohio lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to investigate the deal for inappropriate political influence and failing to meet standards set by Biden
Changing Face of North Carolina: The Economy
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NORTH CAROLINA For decades in North Carolina, tobacco was king. Textile and furniture manufacturing also provided a good living for generations of working families, but the state is changing.
Tobacco fields are unused or farmers have transitioned to other crops. Factories that used to house machinery now serve as apartment homes for upscale families.
It wasn t all that long ago that tobacco reigned supreme here. The state s dry, sandy soil is ideal for the plants to grow.
Also, in the mid 20th century, furniture making flourished, and 60% of furniture made in the country was made within a 150 mile radius of High Point. Looking as far back as the 1920 s, hundreds of textile mills were found around the state as well, employing tens of thousands of people.
At Hispanic Roundtable in Clearwater, Charlie Crist Again Questions DeSantis Distribution of Vaccines By Mitch Perry Pinellas County PUBLISHED 5:47 PM ET Mar. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:47 PM EST Mar. 12, 2021
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Charlie Crist has not officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor yet, but the Pinellas County Congressman increasingly sounds like a candidate as he continues to hammer Governor Ron DeSantis for his handling of the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in the Sunshine State.
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Charlie Crist has asked federal authorities to investigate Gov. Ron DeSantis for alleged favoritism in vaccine distribution
His latest comments came during a roundtable discussion in Clearwater