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 Eric Frazier | Jun 7, 2019 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Actress Taraji P. Henson told the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday that the rising suicide rate among black youth needs more attention from Congress by funding programs in schools to educate African-American students about mental health and to change...
by Eric Frazier | Jun 6, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Virginia Beach shooting that left 12 dead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should stop blocking a vote on bills that would require universal background checks and tighten existing loopholes in the checks, a group of congressional...
by Dwight A. Weingarten | Jun 5, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Nearly a month after a cyberattack made many online systems in Baltimore inoperable, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., whose district includes much of Baltimore, said Tuesday that many jurisdictions need investments in cybersecurity. “One of the biggest...
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...
