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Senate Finance Committee explores federal paid leave policies, attempts to find common ground

by Kristen Axtman | Oct 25, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – A Senate panel on Wednesday sought to address a key issue affecting working parents: the lack of a federal paid leave program. Although no specific bill was debated during the Senate Finance Committee hearing, several Democratic lawmakers cited their...

Sanders accuses Starbucks of ‘most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign’ in US history

by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 29, 2023 | Living, Topics

WASHINGTON – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) accused Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz of waging the “most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country,” on Wednesday at a hearing held by the Committee on Health, Education,...

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STATE OF THE UNION 2018

Medill on the Hill teamed up with Northwestern News Network in Evanston to produce a package of stories covering President Barack Obama's seventh and final State of the Union address. The two newsrooms collaborated across time zones to produce a three-hour broadcast and more than a dozen print and digital reports. Check out our broadcast here.

CYBERSECURITY

In a series of investigative reports, Medill on the Hill reporters uncovered threats to privacy and security in the digital age ranging from the safety of your online campaign donations to how computer hacking could impact food safety.