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Small Business Owners Propose Solutions to Resolve Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Small Business Owners Propose Solutions to Resolve Supply Chain Bottlenecks

by Zoya Mirza | Oct 20, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON –– Easing age limits on truckers’ driver’s licenses, reducing barriers on international trade, and creating incentives for retired persons to rejoin the workforce topped the solutions suggested by small business owners and government officials in a hearing...
Lawmakers Urge Faster Timeline to Regulate Potentially Toxic Chemicals

Lawmakers Urge Faster Timeline to Regulate Potentially Toxic Chemicals

by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency’s years-long implementation timeline for reducing the presence of potentially toxic chemicals into public drinking water concerned senators from both parties on Wednesday.  “In the roadmap, the length of time that this is...
State, Local Enforcement “Unjustly Out of Compliance” with Disability Law, Experts Say

State, Local Enforcement “Unjustly Out of Compliance” with Disability Law, Experts Say

by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Oct 20, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Addressing some state and local governments’ failures to enforce the guidelines outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should be a priority for Congress, experts told lawmakers on Wednesday. “While the ADA has helped break down hidden barriers...
McAuliffe Focuses on School Funding, Vaccine Mandate for Alexandria Crowd

McAuliffe Focuses on School Funding, Vaccine Mandate for Alexandria Crowd

by Katherine Huggins and Jeannie Kopstein | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, Politics

ALEXANDRIA, (Va.) — Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe (D) on Tuesday underscored his support for mandating COVID-19 vaccines in schools once fully approved by the FDA, telling reporters at a campaign stop in Alexandria that “we have to keep our...
VIDEO: Protesters Urge Biden to Reject Fossil Fuels and Declare Climate Emergency

VIDEO: Protesters Urge Biden to Reject Fossil Fuels and Declare Climate Emergency

by Ariel Gans and Isabel Miller | Oct 12, 2021 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of protesters marched to the White House on Monday, calling for President Biden to divest from fossil fuels and declare a national climate emergency. Participants paraded from Freedom Plaza to the White House, where leaders and members of...
Navy Nuclear Engineer Accused of Espionage Makes First Appearance in Federal Court

Navy Nuclear Engineer Accused of Espionage Makes First Appearance in Federal Court

by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The naval engineer and his wife who allegedly tried to sell U.S. nuclear submarine secrets appeared today for the first time in federal court. Jonathan and Diana Toebee appeared this morning in federal district court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after...
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