Nov 06, 2024
President Biden speaking at an Amtrak station, promoting his administration's infrastructure plan.
Tracking President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Amid Republican Pushback

President Biden visited a Philadelphia Amtrak station over the weekend in his most recent push to promote his administration’s infrastructure plan. Within the American Jobs Plan, President Biden is proposing $621 billion of the total $2 trillion to go toward transportation and infrastructure to focus on electric vehicle sales, rail... Read More »

Principal Melissa Carter smiling in a professional portrait.
Florida Principal Under Investigation After Paddling Student

Authorities are investigating a Florida elementary school principal after she was caught on camera paddling a six-year-old female student. The video was taken by the student's mother who was in the room while the principal paddled the child. The incident took place on April 13 when the young girl's mother... Read More »

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking at a press conference advocating for methane emissions reduction, alongside other officials and a "#CutMethane" sign.
Obama-Era Methane Gas Emissions Limits Reinstated

The Senate voted on April 28, 2021 to restore Obama-era limits on methane leaks from gas and oil operations. This is big progress for the Biden administration’s climate goals. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), who was a co-sponsor of the bill with Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Democratic Senate Majority Leader... Read More »

A pack of Newport menthol cigarettes displayed on a store counter.
FDA to Ban Menthol in Cigarettes and Cigar Products

On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Biden administration announced that menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will be banned. In 2013, a citizen petition advocating the ban was circulated and presented. This petition resulted in a lawsuit filed by anti-smoking and medical groups last summer alleging that regulators had “unreasonably delayed”... Read More »

A cheerleader stands outside Mahanoy Area High School, reflecting on the implications of her social media post and the Supreme Court case regarding student free speech rights.
Supreme Court Hears Student Social Media Free Speech Arguments

It started when a teenager posted a Snapchat filled with swearwords. She lost her spot on the cheerleading squad, her parents sued, and four years later, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments that could lead to a new test defining the First Amendment rights of public school students who use... Read More »

A person in a lab coat holding a vaccination vial and syringe, wearing blue gloves.
So You Want a Job? Have You Been Vaccinated?

Some companies have started listing a completed COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for getting a job with them. Either that or the employee must be willing to get one within 30 days of hire. These requirements are appearing for waitpersons in Manhattan, machine operators in Louisville, and office workers in... Read More »