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25 years after 9/11: Department of Homeland Security has cost taxpayers trillions

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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had a budget of about $31 billion in its first full year of operation. For 2027, the Trump administration wants $118 billion. Created in 2003 in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks by folding 22 agencies into a single cabinet department, the Department of Homeland Security has become a permanent part of the federal government, and one that is getting bigger. Adjusted for inflation, its budget has grown substantially over its first two-plus decades, although it has held relatively steady as a share of the ...

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The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information. Submit items at least one week ...

Man with warrant taken into custody after foot pursuit

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Man with warrant taken into custody after foot pursuit LEWISTOWN — A Lewistown man was taken into custody after police said he attempted to flee from an officer Aug. 27. According to a Lewistown Police Department release issued Thursday, a narcotics investigator located Jeremy S. Dallmeyer, 40, address unknown, at 1:36 p.m. Police said Dallmeyer had an active warrant for failure to appear in connection with an obscene materials charge. Police said Dallmeyer attempted to flee but tripped over a grill. Officers reported finding methamphetamine, pipes and a broken light bulb that ...