by jpitney | Sep 14, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Zachary Basu at Axios: The House was forced to cancel a vote Wednesday on advancing funding for the Pentagon — typically viewed as the least controversial appropriations bill — after Freedom Caucus Republicans rebelled over spending levels. Another typically...
by jpitney | Sep 13, 2023 | California Politics, Public Service
The Capital Fellows Programs are nationally recognized public policy fellowships which offer unique experiences in policy-making and development in each branch of California’s state government. Capital Fellows spend 10-11 months as paid, full time employees...
by jpitney | Sep 12, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives, Public Service
Emily Brooks at The Hill: Kelly Dixon Chambers brings 25 years of Capitol Hill experience to heading up the staff at the House Rules Committee, from walking into Rep. Kevin Calvert’s (R-Calif.) office to ask for a job up through working floor operations and then...
by jpitney | Sep 11, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives, Republican
Henry Olsen at WP: A broader deal addressing the gamut of issues could be even more useful. House Republicans often produce a list of bullet points they call an agenda right before an election, as though to reinvigorate the 1994 Contract with America that helped...
by jpitney | Sep 10, 2023 | Hispanic, Journalism, Journalists, Language
Emma J. Murphy at The American Prospect: News deserts are expanding. Nearly two decades ago, the United States had about 9,000 newspapers; as 2019 came to a close, it had 6,700. Of the country’s 3,143 counties, over 200 have no newspaper or other sources of credible...
