by Jorja Siemons | Jan 27, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) launched three task forces confronting the climate crisis Wednesday. “There isn’t one silver bullet to solve the current climate crisis, but through innovation and bold action we may yet be...
by Grace Deng | Jan 27, 2022 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday made the case for a “reset in education” strategies to address COVID-19-related stressors that have overwhelmed most students and teachers, but disproportionately impacted those already marginalized. “To my...
by Shannon Coan | Jan 27, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Rensselaer County native Edmonia Lewis, the first Black and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition, became the newest face of a U.S. Postal Service’s stamp at a ceremony in the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Wednesday. “Lewis’s...
by Jenny Huh | Jan 26, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON — Less than a month into the new year, the South Dakota Senate passed an anti-transgender measure, an early indication that the record-number of similar bills introduced or signed into law nationwide last year may continue, according to experts. “It is...
by Maia Pandey | Jan 26, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON — About one in five lesbian-, gay- and bisexual-identifying adults smoke cigarettes, compared to about one in seven adults who identify as straight — placing LGB Americans among the top 10 populations disproportionately affected by tobacco use, according to...
by Grace Deng | Jan 26, 2022 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Virginia parents can now report teachers who they believe are covering “divisive” subjects, via a tip line announced on Monday by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. “Part of what education is meant to do is to take on divisive topics and to take on issues...
by Ali Bianco | Jan 25, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON – A father slept by his sister’s side as she cried in the hospital after losing four of her limbs to unchecked diabetes. The family didn’t have insurance, so they couldn’t have treated her condition earlier. Laura Guerra-Cardus witnessed their struggle...
by Jorja Siemons | Jan 25, 2022 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON – Solar energy plays an integral part in transitioning American energy away from carbon emissions, experts said at a Department of Energy summit on Tuesday. “The only way to get out from under (climate change) is to build out clean energy, as much and as...
by Vanessa Kjeldsen | Jan 25, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Russia could be ready to invade Ukraine within the next month, several experts agreed during a virtual panel hosted by the Atlantic Council. One scenario could see an invasion begin via a “very large” cyber attack, according to Lt. Col. Tyson K. Wetzel, a...
by Shannon Coan | Jan 23, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As thousands of anti-abortion advocates descended on the National Mall Friday morning, two smaller groups gathered to offer an alternative message for what they called a more “diverse coalition of pro-life activists.” “If we’re saving a child in the womb,...
by Jenny Huh | Jan 22, 2022 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Sunday’s anti-vaccine-mandate rally at the National Mall has local business owners concerned, especially after posts on social media suggested some attendees plan to enter stores to challenge the District’s mandate. “It’s hard enough with...
by Julia Richardson | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Members of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss voter suppression on Thursday, following the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass voting rights legislation. Witnesses and lawmakers focused on voter suppression at the state level, citing that...
