by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Mar 10, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON— Small businesses are suffering declines in sales due to misinformation and confusion surrounding the spread of COVID-19, or Coronavirus, industry representatives said Wednesday in a hearing before congressional leaders. Andrew Chau, co-founder and...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Mar 2, 2020 | Campaign2020, Politics
For Cam Smith, a student at the University of South Carolina, voting in the 2020 democratic primary is more than a chance to pick the next democratic presidential candidate. Growing up in a political engaged household, it’s an action that has been a long time coming....
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Feb 21, 2020 | Featured, Politics
If 2019 was a fraught year for abortion access in the United States, with state legislatures passing 59 restrictions on the procedure, a clash over contraception is emerging in 2020. From an impending Supreme Court case to attempts in state legislatures, the increased...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Jan 16, 2020 | Politics
Washington — Supreme Court justices appeared to struggle with whether or not the actions behind the 2013 Bridgegate scandal constituted a federal crime during oral arguments Tuesday. “I don’t see how this case works,” exclaimed Justice Stephen Breyer. ...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Nov 20, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Actor Mark Ruffalo defended himself Tuesday against criticism by Republican lawmakers who said his appearance at a House subcommittee hearing as a witness on the dangers of PFAS chemicals was just a way to promote his new movie. “I could use that...
