William Delahunt News

U.S. Rep. William Delahunt wants a task force created to address congestion and traffic delays caused by the ongoing and future repairs to the Sagamore and Bourne bridges.

Well, what a surprise: the Cape Cod Times reports that there are about 30 representatives in Congress who are being investigated about possible ethics and corruption charges.

They sliced a ribbon on a temporary building, put shovels to dirt for a new one and busted through the concrete of a 1950s-era building with an excavator - all in the span of 20 minutes.

US Representative Barney Frank confirmed last night that he was present when his domestic partner was arrested on marijuana charges two years ago in Maine.

Massachusetts congressmen are urging the Coast Guard not to challenge a new state law that aims to prevent oil spills by providing tug escorts and state pilots for double-hulled oil barges transiting Buzzards Bay.

Rose Forbes, the woman who spearheaded a wind turbine project for the Air Force, said recently it made little sense for the base to clean up groundwater using energy that fouled the air through fossil-fuel emissions.

A new group is being formed to address offshore leases for renewable energy projects.

Share + Nov 2, 2009 7:55 pm US/Eastern Reporting Ron Sanders While downturns in the economy are blamed for dramatic rises in shoplifting, like the recent theft of nearly $3,000 in sunglasses at South Shore Plaza, nine out of 10 retailers say they were victims of organized retail crime this year, according to the National Retail Federation.

Testy exchange before U.S. foreign affairs committee Q: You are aware of the fact that he was tortured for a year ...? William Delahunt, Massachusetts Democrat Rep.

A new poll of Cuban Americans shows a strong majority favor allowing all Americans to travel to the island, a major shift from a 2002 survey that showed only a minority supporting the change, the Bendixen & Associates polling firm reported Tuesday.

'Violence against women and girls is both a cause and a consequence of HIV/AIDS.' WASHINGTON, Oct.

Deval Patrick, D-Mass., has issued the following news release: A s part of the Patrick-Murray Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state's economic future, Governor Deval Patrick today announced that the state will steer $17.9 million in federal recovery funds to community-based nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth to address the needs of ...

The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - a bill to lure overseas visitors to American destinations - passed the House of Representatives on Thursday with some assurances that the U.S. Virgin Islands will be included in the legislation.

There's a troubling trend making a bad situation on the Cape even worse. Times staff writer Patrick Cassidy this week reported the waiting list for federal housing assistance is growing unbearably long, as more people seek help and the dollars to administer the programs continue to shrink.

The Massachusetts National Guard took a giant leap toward generating its future electricity needs through wind yesterday with about half of its proposed turbines approved by the Federal Aviation Administration without restrictions.

Six congressional representatives in districts from Massachusetts to North Carolina have asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to assume costs for scallop fishery's observer program, which have defaulted to the industry after annual set-aside catch allocations were used up in barely half the year.

Patty Brown first applied for a Section 8 voucher when her son was 2 years old. Almost 14 years later, Brown, 46, is still waiting along with thousands of other people on a fast-growing list for one of the coveted rental subsidy vouchers administered by the Housing Assistance Corp.

"If universal health care is breaking us, what's it going to do to the federal government?" Cahill told the Herald yesterday.

Sept. 22, 2009; WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Islam A. Siddiqui to the post of U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

U.S. farm income will drop 38 percent this year due to global economic woes and because "demand for exports has tailed off, with few options available to expand marketing elsewhere," according to a Department of Agriculture report issued last month.