by Carmen Lopez | Oct 13, 2015 | Education
Chasity Hale of the Miami Arts Charter School has been named one of the nation’s poetry ambassadors. On Thursday, first lady Michelle Obama greeted Chasity and four other students and their families in an event at the White House. The National Poets Program,...
by Sara Shouhayib | Oct 9, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — It’s the home stretch for the latest version of new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Secretaries Sylvia Burwell of the Department of Health and Human Services and Tom Vilsack of the U.S. Department of Agriculture addressed concerns of lawmakers...
by Sean Froelich | Oct 8, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mike Conaway entered the Capitol Thursday morning prepared for Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s ascension to top House leadership until an unimaginable announcement shook the Hill. “I’m stunned quite frankly,” Conaway, R-Texas, said. “I sent him...
by Carmen Lopez and Sara Shouhayib | Oct 8, 2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON — House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi expressed strong opposition Thursday to the 2016 defense authorization bill and heavily criticized the special committee looking into the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Calling it one of...
by Brian MacIver | Oct 7, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — A bidding war between major telecom companies to increase their coverage capabilities may be on the horizon after a bill incentivizing government agencies to sell their broadband spectrums received strong bipartisan support from the House...
by Carmen Lopez | Oct 7, 2015 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosted presidential candidate John Kasich this week for a Q&A session about important Latino issues. Kasich is the governor of Ohio and one of 15 candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination....
