by jpitney | Jul 11, 2020 | Budget, Congress, Deliberation
From a broad coalition of groups: Dear Chair Lowey, Chair Shelby, Ranking Member Granger, Ranking Member Leahy, and Members of the Committees on Appropriations: We urge you to increase the funding available for the Legislative Branch by 10% as you determine...
by jpitney | Jul 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
A 6/25 report from AP: Maryland is set to award $300,000 for the construction of a memorial honoring the victims of a deadly shooting at a newspaper office. The state plans to award the funds next week for a memorial that will be located in an Annapolis park and pay...
by jpitney | Jul 9, 2020 | civic virtue, Coronavirus, Tocqueville
Nicholas Romanow, who just became a citizen, writes at The Bulwark: The political philosophers, historians, and sociologists who argue that a kind of rugged individualism is at the heart of the American character aren’t entirely wrong, but the familiar caricature of...
by jpitney | Jul 8, 2020 | Congress, House of Representatives
On 6/28, Don Wolfensberger wrote at The Hill: As urgent times call for urgent measures, the House Rules Committee last Wednesday pulled the six-alarm emergency cord by sending six major bills to the House floor under a single special rule (a simple House resolution)...
by jpitney | Jul 6, 2020 | Journalism, Newspapers
From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media: This is the fourth report by the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, documenting and analyzing the loss of local news and its implications for our democracy. In the years immediately following the 2008...
