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Pro-Life Feminists
A Rising Movement Redefines EmpowermentPro-Life FeministsIn a surprising shift, a growing number of feminists are embracing pro-life positions, challenging long-held assumptions about reproductive rights and redefining what it means to advocate for women. This...
VA awards $52.5 million in Veteran suicide prevention grants, announces key updates in the fight to end Veteran suicide.
VA awards $52.5 million in Veteran suicide prevention grants, announces key updates in the fight to end Veteran suicide.The Department of Veterans Affairs announced several critical steps forward on its Veteran suicide prevention initiatives, including $52.5 million...
Congressional Budget Office’s $55 million dollar-a-year budget
What does the $55 million dollar a year budget get you with the Congressional Budget Office What do you know little about the Congressional Budget Office?Don’t worry. Most don’t. And maybe that is by design. But let me fill you in on a bit about who they are and what...
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics has reported that compensation paid to retain, and in-house employee lobbyists, continues to increase.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics has reported that compensation paid to retain, in-house employee lobbyists, continues to increase. These lobbyists help to influence legislators' actions through the research and information they supply legislation so those in...
New York State’s Structurally Deficient Bridges
New York State’s Structurally Deficient BridgesEvery 2 years NYS inspectors assess all 17532 bridges in the state. From the latest database, it was found that 1697 have been deemed to be in poor condition. That equates to 10.33 percent of the bridges in NYS being...
What does “and for other purposes” mean in the bills I read
What does “and for other purposes” mean in the bills I read If you have seen the title of a bill in Congress you may have noticed most say “and for other purposes”. For example, HR6549 reads “To provide debt relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of...
Billy’s Law is finally a reality.
If any good can come from tragedy this would be it. In 2004 a young man of 31, Bill Smolinski of Waterbury CT went missing from his home. Although Billy’s investigation was conducted by local, state and federal agencies, his family found that there were areas that...
Who is Tonya
Who is Tonya Tonya is just one of an estimated 25 million people who are subjected to human trafficking, a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services or to engage in commercial sexual acts. Please click on this link to learn more...
Congressional Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis.
This terrorist act triggered the most profound crisis of the Carter presidency and began a personal ordeal for Jimmy Carter and the American people that lasted 444 days.” For those of us who remember these 444 days that stretched from 1979 – 1981, it was a time when...