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Amid historically high and therefore devastating inflation caused by reckless government spending on things that don’t matter to the American people, Secretary of Transportation Paternity Pete Buttigieg wants to spend 20 million of the taxpayer’s hard earned and already overspent dollars developing “female crash test dummies.” This request was made in his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget that was submitted to Congress. Specifically, they intend for the crash test dummies to represent “small-sized adult females.” This is another example of the Biden Administration’s focus on their equity agenda. I have to say, I’m a little surprised at this blatant bigotry....

One of the biggest obstacles to the use of electric cars has been a lack of public places for drivers to charge their batteries. That's beginning to change. The number of charging stations is poised to make a surge. Fueled by millions in grant money first approved as part of the federal economic stimulus package, state, local governments and businesses are working at an accelerated pace to set up charging stations. By the end of the year, anyone with a chargeable vehicle will be able to drive an "electric highway" to Canada, Oregon or across Stevens Pass without having to...