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Lawmakers: National Guard Can’t ‘Hide Behind Its Unique Status’ in Sexual Assault Cases

Lawmakers: National Guard Can’t ‘Hide Behind Its Unique Status’ in Sexual Assault Cases

by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – National Guard leaders told House lawmakers this week they don’t have the resources to better investigate sexual assault cases. But lawmakers wanted more accountability.  “No longer can the National Guard hide behind its unique status,” said Rep. Jackie...
Lawmakers Weigh Blockchain Promise Against Energy Use

Lawmakers Weigh Blockchain Promise Against Energy Use

by Zachary Miller | Jan 20, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Although the largest blockchain products have drawn investment toward renewable power sources, their energy footprint is massive — and growing — according to new data that lawmakers grappled with at a Thursday hearing. “According to one estimate, 2021...

Advocates call for simplification of veterans’ toxic exposure health care coverage

by Charlotte Varnes | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON –– Health care coverage for veterans exposed to toxins needs to be streamlined, advocates told lawmakers on Tuesday. “We are a country that loves its veterans — certainly, we purport to,” actor and veterans advocate Jon Stewart told the House Committee on...

Davos: private sector cooperation propels global climate efforts

by Jorja Siemons | Jan 19, 2022 | Environment, Featured

Rallying ambition within the private sector to fund zero-emission technologies is key to climate change mitigation, leaders said at a World Economic Forum meeting held virtually on Wednesday. “I think most of us feel very strongly that no government in the world has...
Biden Gets Mixed Marks on Immigration During Year One Review

Biden Gets Mixed Marks on Immigration During Year One Review

by Ali Bianco | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – After 394 days, President Biden earned praise for lowering interior deportation cases but criticism for failing to improve the humanitarian crisis on the southern border and reverse Trump-era policies, immigration experts and government officials said in...
Defense Contractor Accused of ‘Ripping Off’ American Taxpayers, Taking Excess Profits

Defense Contractor Accused of ‘Ripping Off’ American Taxpayers, Taking Excess Profits

by Zachary Kessel | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – A defense contractor providing the U.S. military with spare parts has overcharged the Department of Defense by at least $20.8 million, Pentagon officials told lawmakers on Wednesday.  “Billions and billions of dollars have been ripped off from American...
Restricted zoning harms communities of color, experts say

Restricted zoning harms communities of color, experts say

by Jorja Siemons | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Living, Politics

WASHINGTON – Restrictive zoning policies are a chief force behind the nation’s continued housing shortage, experts said at a Bipartisan Policy Center panel on Tuesday. “We are experiencing the longest economic expansion in history (and) at the same time, seeing the...
Justices appear unconvinced by Boston decision to reject Christian flag

Justices appear unconvinced by Boston decision to reject Christian flag

by Maia Pandey | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices from both the left- and right-leaning blocks appeared skeptical of an argument that Boston officials could reject a Christian flag as part of a program in which the city occasionally replaces its own flag with those requested...
VIDEO: Lawmakers and Activists March with King Family in Push for Voting Rights Legislation

VIDEO: Lawmakers and Activists March with King Family in Push for Voting Rights Legislation

by Julia Richardson | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics

Washington — Hundreds of marchers took to the streets of Washington, D.C. on Monday, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 93rd birthday. In attendance at the event were Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and Yolanda Renee King. Participants in the march...
VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family Push For Voting Act

VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family Push For Voting Act

by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Martin Luther King Jr.’s family, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and hundreds of others celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by demanding voting rights reform. “The law can’t make a man love me,” Martin Luther King III said during the press conference,...
Lawmakers: Elderly and Disabled Americans Struggle Most With Financial Literacy

Lawmakers: Elderly and Disabled Americans Struggle Most With Financial Literacy

by Jenny Huh | Jan 13, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Living

WASHINGTON – Lower financial literacy among Americans, especially those 65-and-older and those with disabilities, creates challenges for long-term money management, experts and nonprofit leaders told lawmakers on Thursday. “Seniors end up as greeters at Walmart when...

Community College Enrollment Drops, May Have Long-Term Impact On Skilled-Labor Force

by Grace Deng | Jan 13, 2022 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Community colleges have taken the biggest hit to enrollment over the course of the pandemic with more than 700,000 fewer students registering, according to new data released on Thursday from the National Student Clearinghouse. “How do you build a...
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