by Camille Erickson | Jun 14, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration pressures Congress and Mexico to address the uptick in asylum-seeking families arriving at the southern border, the Senate Judiciary Committee showed a rare moment of bipartisanship in affirming a willingness to “look at...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 10, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Dyke March was revived in Washington on Friday after a 12-year break. Organizers from several organizations sought to provide a more inclusive space for self-identified dykes, LGBTQ women and people of color a day before the Capital Pride...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 10, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Three Syrian girls, each with a white ribbon atop her head, stand facing a blackboard with chalk in hand. Three words are on the chalkboard: “Open the borders.” This painted portrayal is intended to show that “in the midst of...
by Camille Erickson | Jun 4, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The absence of rules and regulations for a new federal program, called the Opportunity Zone program, gives investors significant tax relief to develop in designated low-income areas. But this could allow investors to exploit the program rather than...
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by Camille Erickson | May 30, 2019 | Education, Featured
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — North Dakota eighth-graders Annaliese Rauschenberger and Chris Fleig made it through the third round of spelling in the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington on Wednesday, but did not advance to the final round. Despite spelling both...
