Surface Transportation Board

White House Fires Surface Transportation Board Member Via Email Without Cause

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The White House fired Robert E. Primus from the Surface Transportation Board via email without providing any cause, removing an independent regulator responsible for overseeing rail mergers and transportation policy. The Surface Transportation Board is designed to operate independently from …

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