by Baylor Spears and Mikayla Denault | Nov 23, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — From lack of technology and internet access to teacher shortages to outdated buildings or classrooms, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated longstanding problems of students and schools across the country. To address these continuing issues, the...
by Jason Harward | Nov 23, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — With a global supply chain embroiled in pandemic lags, the Federal Trade Commission Thursday tabled until next Wednesday its decision on whether to study how large retailers have contributed to the supply shortages, especially among small...
by Yiming Fu | Nov 23, 2021 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — A proposed amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act is intended to improve health care access for American Indians who live in urban areas, its advocates say. The Urban Indian Health Confer Act would require the Department of Healtah and...
by Ali McCadden | Nov 23, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — UNICEF launched a plan this month that aims to pay teachers’ salaries in Afghanistan without going through the Taliban-run government, which has been a sticking point for countries and international organizations that had provided billions in...
by Delaney Nelson | Nov 20, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Top federal disaster and weather officials called on Congress last week to invest in natural hazard-resilient infrastructure and data collection to reduce the deaths and financial losses caused by the increasing number and intensity of windstorms such as...
by Henry Rogers | Nov 19, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — With a backdrop of 3,000 white ‘tsinelas’—or flip flops—lying in rows on the National Mall to symbolize the 30,000 Filipino lives lost under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s five-year war on drugs, dozens of activists and Filipino community members...
by Delaney Nelson | Nov 18, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Tribal leaders and experts called on lawmakers Thursday to invest much more money in tribal climate resilience efforts and elevate Indigenous knowledge in climate change decision-making. Indigenous people across the country have lost nearly 99% of their...
by Dan Hu | Nov 18, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) — The U.S. House of Representatives edged closer to a vote Thursday on President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social policy and climate change bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said a vote could come as soon as Thursday afternoon....
by Christina van Waasbergen | Nov 18, 2021 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs and advocates from veterans groups Wednesday highlighted systemic failings in how the VA handles military sexual trauma claims. Studies suggest that as many as one in three female U.S....
by Rayna Song | Nov 17, 2021 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — When Marine Sgt. Christopher McDonald was injured, he was prescribed opioids but when he had mental health issues, he was not treated, said his friend, retired Staff Sgt. Johnny Jones, at a House oversight subcommittee hearing Wednesday. McDonald...
by Mary Yang | Nov 17, 2021 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Expanding public access to national parks by increasing transportation options will be a top priority in discretionary federal spending, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday. Buttigieg and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on...
by Mary Yang | Nov 17, 2021 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — More than 80% of nearly 9,000 low-income areas named “Opportunity Zones” as part of a 2017 tax break program received no money in 2019, federal records show. The reason: There’s no incentive for wealthy taxpayers, who receive generous tax breaks for...
