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Rep. Cummings Presses ATF on Gun Dealer Documents
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, has written the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
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COMMENTARY: August Greetings from DC Department of Aging and Community Living
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The DC Commission on Aging recently held their annual retreat where they planned for the upcoming year.…
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Millennials Listen Intently as Candidates Debate Health Care
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Camara Stokes Hudson raised her arms in the air and clapped when Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts…
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Maryland Needs to Distribute Education Funding Equally: Report
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Danielle Farrie, research director for the Education Law Center in Newark, New Jersey, used the latest economic data…
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Another 100M Consumers at Risk from Capital One Data Breach
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A second major disclosure of major consumer data breach was announced on July 29 by Capital One Bank.…
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Economy
Federal Reserve Makes First Interest Rate Cut Since 2008
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Federal Reserve has cut the interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, marking the first such…
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Economy
D.C. Scholarship Program Needs Budget Increase
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Faced with its biennial reauthorization, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program stands in need of a budget increase to…
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Government
Prince George’s Tackles Criminal Justice Reform for Youths
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced a plan Wednesday that seeks to eliminate the school-to-prison…
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Black History
Women’s Hall of Fame to Honor Angela Davis
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Political activist and educator Angela Davis is being honored this fall by the National Women’s Hall of…
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