by Samantha Handler | Mar 21, 2019 | Education, Featured
BALTIMORE — Disparities in funding for education infrastructure are evident in Maryland. In Frederick, the school district was able to raise money through state and local funds to build a new $114 million high school. But 50 miles away, Dr. Martin Luther King...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 20, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Most of the Supreme Court justices Wednesday said they will consider the history of racial bias in jury selection by the prosecutor in a Mississippi man’s murder conviction and death sentence. Justice Elena Kagan strongly questioned whether Mississippi...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 19, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Departing Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency should remain committed to his fight against vaping at a Brookings Institution event on Tuesday, saying its benefits in helping adults quit smoking should not come “at the...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured, Politics, Topics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Every four years, presidential hopefuls swarm the small state of New Hampshire, home to the nation’s first primary, And to its diners, where they must do what politicians do best: mingle. From pancake breakfasts to hamburgers to-go, diners...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Federal Bureau of Investigations and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive officials said Wednesday they need more funding because of the possible passage of background check legislation and the increased cost of criminal investigations. At a Commerce,...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — In 2016, Sen. Bernie Sanders was the underdog against political powerhouse Hillary Clinton, but pulled off an upset win in New Hampshire, the nation’s first primary. Now Sanders is running again —and is the state’s heavy favorite in...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Senators continued to clash over how much reform is needed to “make college worth students’ time and money” Tuesday, with Republicans supporting $15 billion in cuts and Democrats pushing for debt-free college degrees. The Senate Health, Education, Labor...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 7, 2019 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — A first-of-its-kind lawsuit charging that the state of Oregon has failed to provide full school days to students with mental, emotional and behavioral disabilities could create a model for other states to stop the practice of shortening school days....
by Samantha Handler | Feb 27, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed to favor allowing a 40-foot cross commemorating those who died in World War I to remain in a public park, leaning toward a conclusion that it is a secular symbol honoring war dead rather than a violation of the...
by Samantha Handler | Feb 14, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans continued to spar over election reform at the final hearing Thursday for an extensive Democrat-backed bill that targets voting, money in politics, redistricting and ethics. The For the People Act, also known as H.R.1, provides...
by Samantha Handler | Feb 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – As teachers from Los Angeles to West Virginia have gone on strike to demand more pay and funding for their schools, House Education and Labor Committee Democrats on Tuesday urged passage of their $100 billion plan to improve public school...
by Samantha Handler | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Chad Riedy got really sick for the first time at 26. He has cystic fibrosis and after returning from his honeymoon, realized he was having trouble breathing and performing normal activities. He was admitted to the hospital for 7 days, and though his...
