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Justices debate Spanish vs. California law in Nazi-looted art case

Justices debate Spanish vs. California law in Nazi-looted art case

by Catherine Buchaniec | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The fate of a Pissarro painting estimated at $40 million rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the justices heard oral arguments in a long-running case concerning ownership of the painting, which was seized by the Nazis from a Jewish family...
Trone takes up constituent questions on masking, test availability at COVID town hall

Trone takes up constituent questions on masking, test availability at COVID town hall

by Jordan Anderson and Allison Novelo | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Science + Technology

Frederick, Montgomery and Washington county residents Thursday evening questioned Rep. David Trone (D-Dist. 6) about how the area’s health care systems are handling the recent spike of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, the availability of higher-protection...
ROLL CALL: KEY VOTES FROM THE WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THIS WEEK

ROLL CALL: KEY VOTES FROM THE WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THIS WEEK

by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics

Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.   HOUSE GUARD AND RESERVE GI BILL PARITY ACT OF 2021: Voting 287 for and 135 against, the House on Wednesday expanded (HR 1836) eligibility for Post-9/11 GI...
Global warming trend continues, though 2021 eased a bit, reports say

Global warming trend continues, though 2021 eased a bit, reports say

by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 18, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON—Even though 2021 marked a minor cooldown from 2020’s record-high global temperatures, the year’s temperatures remain part of the planet-warming trend, experts say. Separate climate assessments from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
What You May Not Know About MLK Jr.’s “Give Us the Ballot” Speech

What You May Not Know About MLK Jr.’s “Give Us the Ballot” Speech

by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics

Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17 honored the historic Baptist minister who revolutionized the American civil rights movement by advocating for Black Americans through nonviolent protest.King was famous for, among other things, his powerful Aug. 28, 1963 “I Have a...
Tampa businessman and veteran  latest Republican challenger to Castor for House seat

Tampa businessman and veteran latest Republican challenger to Castor for House seat

by Julia Mueller | Jan 14, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Tampa businessman and Republican political newcomer James Judge is the latest candidate to file for the 14th Congressional District seat held by Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor. Judge, a Coast Guard veteran who now runs Judge Public Relations in Tampa, is...
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