The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted on the bill that will approve the Keystone XL pipeline this past Wednesday, June 18th, 2014. The bill was approved in the panel, but it is unclear whether or not it will pass in the entire Senate. The Keystone Pipeline bill is a proposed bill that would … Continue reading
Conservatives nationwide gasped while Conservatives in Virginia’s 7th district rejoiced following the shocking primary loss of House majority leader, Eric Cantor on June 10th. Cantor, slated by many as the next Speaker of the House, fell to the opposing tea party Representative, Dave Brat, by an 11-point spread. “This is an earthquake, no one thought … Continue reading
President Obama has made reducing income inequality a common theme in his second-term speeches and policy proposals, and has cited inequality as “the defining challenge of our time.” His administration’s recently proposed carbon regulations, however, will increase prices for consumers and lay off thousands of workers, disproportionately hurting low-income and middle-class Americans. This month, the … Continue reading
The hike in minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 could negatively impact the economy as seen in the American Action Forum’s analysis of a $1 increase in minimum wage from 2013, which shows a “1.48 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate, a 0.18 percentage point decrease in the net job growth rate, a 4.67 … Continue reading
This past week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group (PSW-WG) published its findings and recommendations regarding the current state of the PSW field. They found that there are many challenges facing aspiring physician-scientists today, which may contribute to the imminent shortage in doctors pursuing this career. Defined by the Working Group … Continue reading
Attempts to increase fuel efficiency could end up being a greater burden than benefit for the majority of car owners. A major policy objective for the Obama administration is increased fuel efficiency, and in the past five years, several ambitious regulations have been approved which require that car manufactures produce vehicles with greater fuel efficiency. An American … Continue reading
In the wake of Edward Snowden’s unsettling disclosures last year about the extent of government surveillance on Americans, the Obama administration and Congress made it imperative to restore public trust in the National Security Agency (NSA) as well as the government in general. The result was the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and … Continue reading
On May 29, 2014, the AIDS Initiative (TAI) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed a discrimination complaint with the Department of Health Human Services against four health insurance companies in operating in Florida: Coventry Health Care, Inc., Cigna, Humana, and Preferred Medical. Each of these providers offers plans on the Florida insurance exchange … Continue reading
President Obama’s expansion of the Pay As You Earn program for student loan payment while earning support still fails to fix the root of the student debt problem. The expansion allows for more people to become eligible for their student loan payments to be capped at 10 percent of their monthly income, which is based … Continue reading
The educational landscape of New Orleans, my hometown, has changed rapidly since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city almost nine years ago. The Recovery School District (RSD), by far the city’s largest school district, closed its last five traditional public schools in May to become the nation’s first all-charter school system. During the 2013-14 school year, 92% of New Orleans … Continue reading
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