Litigation, red tape prevent abandoned coal mine cleanup efforts

by Esther Frances | Nov 14, 2023 | Environment, Featured

Abandoned coal mines threaten community safety and the environment, but despite bipartisan support, remediation efforts are often stalled by litigation and red tape, senators said at a hearing last Thursday. States must undergo prolonged vetting processes before they...

Senate Homeland Security Committee Considers Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

by Kelly Adkins | Nov 9, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence (AI) experts on Wednesday urged Congress to jump into the intimidating world of regulating AI and avoid some of the pitfalls of the past, when the government failed to rein in transformative technology. On the morning of November...

‘Catholics say ceasefire now’ at White House pray-in

by Medill News Service | Nov 9, 2023 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Social Justice

WASHINGTON – Fifty protesters gathered for a “pray-in” in Lafayette Square on Thursday afternoon, holding signs directly facing the White House that said, “Catholics say ceasefire now.” The Catholic and Christian-led prayer service was meant to urge President...

Young voters are frustrated with their options for 2024

by Nicole Norman | Nov 8, 2023 | Politics

WASHINGTON – No incumbent president running for re-election has ever lost in a primary, but that did not stop some college-aged voters from filing into an auditorium on a mid-October evening to attend a campaign event for a Democratic candidate other than Joe Biden....

Redistricting in Virginia shakes up off-year election

by Juliann Ventura and Nicole Norman | Nov 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics

Voters in Virginia will have a chance to elect new lawmakers to all 140 seats in the General Assembly when they head to the polls today, potentially shifting control of the state legislature. Virginia will vote under new district maps for the first time since...

Experts and Congress worry about the SEC’s “onslaught of rules”

by Kelly Adkins | Nov 3, 2023 | Business & Tech

WASHINGTON – Experts and former employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission criticized its current leadership’s rule-making at a House Financial Services committee hearing Thursday. The hearing was called to discuss the “rule-making agenda,” and its impact on...