by Madeline Fox | Feb 11, 2015 | Living
By Madeline Fox WASHINGTON — Congress must move quickly to pass a long-term, robust federal surface transportation bill, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Wednesday. Foxx, speaking before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, urged action on...
by Tanner Howard | Feb 11, 2015 | Education
By Tanner Howard WASHINGTON – Hoping to replace the No Child Left Behind law, House Republicans advanced legislation out of committee Wednesday reining in the federal government’s role in education as members once again sought to write legislation replacing the 2001...
by Jesse Kirsch | Feb 11, 2015 | Living
By Jesse Kirsch WASHINGTON—Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder presented 22 public servants with the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Wednesday. The honorees include an FBI team, which participated in a 2013 Alabama kidnapping rescue mission....
by Tal Axelrod | Feb 10, 2015 | Politics
Labor unions representing federal employees gathered in front of the Capitol Tuesday to demand the end of furloughs and urge unity among the...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 10, 2015 | Politics
By Ashley Gilmore WASHINGTON— Celebrating last year’s passage of an act that creates tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities and their families, Vice President Joseph Biden Tuesday said the law helps disabled Americans live more...
by Astrid Goh | Feb 10, 2015 | Politics
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON — A bill to reduce federal prison spending and overcrowding includes a plan to require low-risk prisoners to participate in programs aimed at reducing recidivism, patterned after Texas and Rhode Island models, two senators said in introducing...
by Tara Longardner | Feb 10, 2015 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON- Amid driver misconduct allegations against ridesharing companies such as Uber, a new think tank report shows there is no evidence that passengers are in more danger in rideshare cars than they are in taxis. Ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft have...
by William Hicks | Feb 10, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON- Lawmakers on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation that would protect U.S. businesses from foreign currency manipulation. The top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, said the plan has support in the House and...
by Preston R. Michelson | Feb 10, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Civil rights leaders decried the current draft of “No Child Left Behind” legislation on Tuesday, calling it a “disaster.” ‘These proposals bend over backwards to protect the interests of state and local entities that have failed our children,” said Nancy...
by Joshua Rosenblat | Feb 10, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s proposed college rating system would set access, cost and results as key metrics, a top Education Department official said Tuesday, drawing immediate criticism from community college leaders. Department of Education Under...
by Medha Imam | Feb 10, 2015 | Business
By Medha Imam WASHINGTON – The nation’s tech workforce has expanded to a total of 6.5 million with the addition of 129,600 net new jobs in 2014, according to a report released Tuesday morning. The Computer Technology Industry...
by Preston R. Michelson | Feb 9, 2015 | Education
Five years ago, Chrystal Olson was on drugs. She was tired of dragging her children along in that lifestyle in Tacoma, Washington. Today, Olson, 36, is in the PTA at McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma. She has a job, working as a cashier at Kmart. She completed her...
