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Biden touts economic progress to county executives, urges Congress to pass infrastructure law

Biden touts economic progress to county executives, urges Congress to pass infrastructure law

by Saul Pink | Feb 14, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden started his career in politics in 1971 as a member of the New Castle, Del., County Council. Over half a century later, he touted his administration’s economic efforts to more than  two thousand county officials at Tuesday’s National...

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...
Equity, accessibility top infrastructure priorities, Transportation Department says

Equity, accessibility top infrastructure priorities, Transportation Department says

by Mary Yang | Nov 9, 2021 | Living

WASHINGTON — Making public transit more accessible, cleaning up pollution in low-income neighborhoods and reuniting communities split by highways built through them are among the first priorities of the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill,...
Pelosi signals earlier expiration date for Biden agenda

Pelosi signals earlier expiration date for Biden agenda

by Mary Yang | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday indicated that she is leaning toward cutting the length of programs in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan to pare down the $3.5 trillion price tag. The spending package, which was originally slated to dole out...
Federal funding would help improve HBCU infrastructure, says university president

Federal funding would help improve HBCU infrastructure, says university president

by Baylor Spears | Oct 6, 2021 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Some buildings in historically Black colleges and universities are in such bad shape that “when it rains outside, many times it rains inside,” the Tennessee State University president told a House subcommittee on Wednesday. Tennessee State University is...
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