USDA Secretary Commemorates One Year of Competition Council

The multi-department effort seeks to support the food supply. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined other administration leaders this past week in recognizing one year of the White House…

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Energy Department Announces Science Bowl Winners

High schools and middle schools complete annual science competition. The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the winners of the 2022 National Science Bowl. The department founded the…

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President Appoints Presidential Emergency Board

Executive board to assist in negotiations between freight rail carriers and unions. President Joe Biden issued an executive order appointing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to aid in…

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Senate Working on Climate Deal Before August Recess

The majority members urge compromise and bipartisanship. Members of the Senate have been negotiating a bill to address climate change for some time, maintaining conversations with key centrists…

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Justice Department Announces Prison Bureau Leader

 The director of the Oregon state prison system has been chosen for the federal post. This week, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Colette Peters has been appointed…

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House Passes $839 Billion Defense Spending Package

The amount is greater than the president’s request.  The House of Representatives voted in favor of an $839 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is $37 billion…

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CDC Finds At-Home Opioid Addiction Treatment Effective

Did not create more opioid deaths, but healing During the pandemic, methadone clinics allowed those with opioid addiction to administer methadone to themselves at home. Government researchers from…

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Bill to Protect Interstate Abortion Travel Fails

The request for a unanimous vote in the Senate did not prevail.  Senators Patty Murray of Washington, Kristen Gillibrand of New York, and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada…

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HHS Warns Pharmacies Over Abortion Pills

Not filling a prescription would violate federal law.  The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that pharmacies refusing to fill prescriptions for drugs that could be…

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Abbott Infant Formula Plant Resumes Production

The facility reopens again after flooding last month. Abbott, Inc. announced this week that its infant formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, has resumed production. After a four-month shutdown…

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