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Veteran Organizations Speak at House, Senate Committee About VA Needs

Veteran Organizations Speak at House, Senate Committee About VA Needs

by Brooke Fowler | Mar 12, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Wounded veterans and veteran support organizations said Tuesday that several federal veterans’ programs, especially mental health care, need to be improved to provide better care and access to benefits. Veterans also said the Veterans Affairs Department...
Senators seek to find best ways to make college more affordable

Senators seek to find best ways to make college more affordable

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...
WARREN TAKES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SILICON VALLEY TO ANTI-TECH TERRITORY

WARREN TAKES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SILICON VALLEY TO ANTI-TECH TERRITORY

by Ester Wells & Heena Srivastava | Mar 9, 2019 | Featured, Politics

NEW YORK— Hours after proposing a break-up of tech giants Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren told supporters in the Queens neighborhood known for pushing Amazon out that “tech giants think they rule the Earth.” In February, Amazon canceled...
DEVOS PRAISES ARTS EDUCATION AT UNVEILING OF 2019 VSA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBIT

DEVOS PRAISES ARTS EDUCATION AT UNVEILING OF 2019 VSA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBIT

by Nirmal Mulaikal | Mar 7, 2019 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON –Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that arts education is important for childhood development and deserves greater attention while praising students with disabilities who were selected to have their art on display at The Kennedy Center....
Manafort receives less than 4 years in prison

Manafort receives less than 4 years in prison

by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured, Politics

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge Thursday sentenced Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to less prison time than expected — 47 months — and three years of supervised release for his conviction on eight tax and bank fraud charges. Of the six former Trump advisers...
GENDER IDENTITY, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES EMERGE AS ISSUES IN THE DEBATE TO REAUTHORIZE THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

GENDER IDENTITY, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES EMERGE AS ISSUES IN THE DEBATE TO REAUTHORIZE THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

by Gabrielle Bienasz | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON—Democrats and Republicans agree that reauthorizing the landmark 1994 Violence Against Women Act is a priority but disagree on whether to pass the bill with major changes. Ranking Member John Ratcliffe, R-TX., called a request for increased resources and new...

In Oregon, a Lawsuit Aimed at Supporting Disabled Students

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....
H.R.1 will not get Senate vote,  McConnell says

H.R.1 will not get Senate vote, McConnell says

by Gabrielle Bienasz | Mar 6, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that House Democrats’ sweeping government and election reform bill will not be debated or voted on in the Senate. Speaking at a news conference with other Republicans, McConnell said, “This is a...
Democrats introduce bill to reinstate net neutrality

Democrats introduce bill to reinstate net neutrality

by Charlotte Walsh | Mar 6, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Featured, Politics, Technology

WASHINGTON — House and Senate Democrats Wednesday introduced legislation to restore net neutrality protections undone by the Trump administration. The three-page “Save the Internet Act” would restore a 2015 Obama-era order allowing the Federal Communications...
Lawmakers Call to Speed Up Infrastructure Projects, Minimize Environmental Impacts

Lawmakers Call to Speed Up Infrastructure Projects, Minimize Environmental Impacts

by Leslie Bonilla | Mar 6, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Living

WASHINGTON – Federal regulations are a roadblock to completing federally funded highway projects quickly and cheaply, several senators said Wednesday, but others cautioned against streamlining the process at the expense of environmental protection. Senate Environment...
PANELISTS DESCRIBE PERSISTENT NURSING HOME ABUSE TO SENATORS

PANELISTS DESCRIBE PERSISTENT NURSING HOME ABUSE TO SENATORS

by Ester Wells | Mar 6, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science, Living

WASHINGTON — A health expert and the family members of elderly abuse victims told a Senate committee Wednesday that many nursing homes are unsafe and treat their patients abusively, including rape. Seminole, Florida resident Maya Fischer told the Senate Finance...
Democrats probe DHS secretary on family separation, border security

Democrats probe DHS secretary on family separation, border security

by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | Mar 6, 2019 | Featured, Immigration, Politics

WASHINGTON –– The Department of Homeland Security has been regularly “misleading” Congress and the public by denying it was separating thousands of children from parents at the border and failing to give the House Homeland Security Committee documents related to the...
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