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EDA prioritizes opportunity zone initiative in testimony to Senate committee, despite alleged tax abuses

EDA prioritizes opportunity zone initiative in testimony to Senate committee, despite alleged tax abuses

by Cassidy Wang | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — An Economic Development Administration official told a Senate committee on Wednesday that the opportunity zone tax break is a “powerful vehicle” for bringing economic growth to distressed communities. However, Democrats were skeptical that the tax break...
Unions testify on poor working conditions, outsourcing of low-paying jobs for airline ground workers

Unions testify on poor working conditions, outsourcing of low-paying jobs for airline ground workers

by Cassidy Wang | Jan 15, 2020 | Living

WASHINGTON — In its first hearing on the working conditions of airline ground workers, a House aviation subcommittee heard from workers and unions that wages are low, conditions are often unsafe and health care is inadequate. Esteban Barrios, a worker at Miami...
Advocates tell House gentrification is increasing homelessness

Advocates tell House gentrification is increasing homelessness

by Cassidy Wang | Jan 14, 2020 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON –Across the country, gentrification has exacerbated homelessness and the lack of affordable housing, experts and tenant advocates told the House Committee on Financial Services Tuesday. Karen Chapple, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley,...
Voting machine vendors testifying on election security

Voting machine vendors testifying on election security

by Cassidy Wang | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The CEOs from the three biggest voting systems companies appeared before the House Administration Committee on Thursday as Chairwoman Rep. Zoe Lofgren said current voting technologies are vulnerable to foreign hackers whose attacks pose serious threats to...
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