Stories from Saturday, February 2, 2019

The new chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. James Risch, has kept a tight lid on his plans for the committee. But there's one issue that hits close to home on which the senator is taking an early stand. Risch plans to take a hard look at reports that a Chinese state-owned company stole trade secrets from Idaho-based chipmaker Micron Technology, Inc., and to hold hearings on the broader issue of technology theft...

Washington, D.C. – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden introduced the Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy (BRACE), Act, which would make permanent a critical tax credit used to repair and upgrade short line railroads...