by Christine Huang | Jul 30, 2017 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Alaskan lawmakers continue to push for energy development in the Arctic region, citing economic and national security incentives and highlighting regulatory safeguards for the environment. But critics say drilling can be done in less environmentally...
by Eric Englert | Jul 26, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- Foot and Mouth Disease disaster preparation has been neglected, according to leading pork producers, veterinarians and researchers, who caution of the potential for a meat export crisis unless an emergency vaccine bank that protects against all 23 active...
by Jacob Rogers | Jul 24, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- Pro-Palestine and free speech advocacy groups are concerned that legislation to prohibit restrictive trade practices against Israel will have a chilling effect on businesses and advocacy groups that want divest Israel investments over what they see as the...
by Kara Voght | Jul 21, 2017 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House has passed one bill, and is likely to pass another, that would provide funding for people to enroll in certificate programs, apprenticeships, bootcamps and other technical education programs. But a new study questions the quality of these...
by Hannah Levitt | Jul 21, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — A Federal Reserve task force Friday called on the U.S. financial system to make faster payment solutions available to every consumer and business by 2020. The Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force issued a final report that recommended a framework...
by Eric Englert | Jul 21, 2017 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — Telehealth, the process of accessing medical appointments through the internet, offers preventative and specialized patient care to many of the nation’s 62 million rural residents where hospitals are often lacking. Such a system is especially important in...
