by Emiliana Molina and Kristen Vake | Apr 6, 2016 | Politics, Topics
Medill News Recap is a weekly compilation of stories by multimedia and print reporters in the Washington bureau. In this week’s show: More than 300 leaders attend the 2016 Nuclear Industry Summit in Washington. Russia was not present. Airport workers protest...
by Kierra Gray | Apr 5, 2016 | Health, Topics
WASHINGTON — A tax on tampons could be nixed under legislation proposed by Washington D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds, chairwoman of the Housing and Community Development Committee. The “Feminine Hygiene and Diapers Sales Tax Exemption Amendment Act of...
by Siri Bulusu | Apr 5, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis is failing the consumers it was designed to help and “remains one of the least accountable agencies in the federal government,” the Republican chairman of the...
by Steve Musal | Apr 5, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Critics of a bill passed by the U.S. Senate to standardize trade secret laws across state lines remain concerned in the wake of its passage. The legislation expands the Economic Espionage Act, allowing private companies or individuals to sue in...
