by Jay Shakur | Oct 28, 2021 | Education
WASHINGTON — Earlier this month Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joined his democrat colleagues for a press conference celebrating the enactment of Connecticut’s new ‘Baby bonds’ legislation. Booker called on Congress to immediately take up a federal version of...
by Jay Shakur | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Bipartisan talks surrounding federal police reform failed late last month and while the breakdown in negotiations presented another setback for President Biden and congressional Democrats, it could be potentially good news for local legislators. On Sept....
by Sara Wilson | Oct 24, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON—Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, struggling in most polls and in fundraising momentum, doubled down Wednesday on his claim of being the presidential candidate most likely to galvanize a diverse electorate to vote in the 2020 election. The...
by Nia Prater | Jun 2, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have overturned more than a dozen regulations created during the last six months of the Obama administration that cover areas like the environment, labor and education. But the little-known law they used is now being...