• Emergency room visits from tick bites have surged. A new federal plan aims to fight back.
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    Emergency room visits from tick bites have surged. A new federal plan aims to fight back.

    May 30, 2026 - By 

    The Trump administration is rolling out a series of initiatives aimed at combatting Lyme disease and other illnesses that are spread by ticks. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is rolling out a series of initiatives aimed at combatting Lyme disease and other illnesses that are spread by tick bites. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the efforts Friday during an event in New Hampshire, where high rates of tick-borne illnesses are reported. “We are going after this disease at its source, driving faster diagnostics and new prevention strategies, and delivering the urgency and action Americans…

  • Sound Transit board approves plan to address $34B funding gap, extension promises
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    Sound Transit board approves plan to address $34B funding gap, extension promises

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The vote comes as the regional transit agency faces rising construction costs, inflation and lower-than-expected revenue projections. SEATTLE — Sound Transit’s governing board approved a long-term plan Thursday aimed at addressing a projected $34 billion funding gapformally acknowledging that major transit projects approved by voters nearly a decade ago cannot all be delivered on their original timelines. The board approved the resolution in a 16-2 vote following hours of public comment and debate at Union Station in Seattle. This story continues below. The vote comes as the regional transit agency faces rising construction costs, inflation and lower-than-expected…