by Shawn Meehan | May 21, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – Following the flagship university’s fiscal budget transfer from its department for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, similar moves for the entire 17-campus UNC System are anticipated at this week’s Board of Governors meeting. Eight...
by Shawn Meehan | May 21, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – An Ohio senator wants state lawmakers to send a message to the U.S. Department of Education to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from Title IX. Rep. Andrew Brenner, R-Delaware, recently introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 that...
by Shawn Meehan | May 21, 2024 | News
(The Center Square) – Nevada’s U.S. senators have introduced a bill to ban Yucca Mountain from being a nuclear waste repository. However, the legislators may have an uphill battle getting support from politicians and the public. The Jobs, Not Waste Act from...
by Shawn Meehan | May 21, 2024 | News
The Army canceled the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, the service said in a statement released Thursday. The Defense Department had already spent $2 billion on this program as part of a major aviation overhaul. Army officials planned for the...
by Shawn Meehan | May 21, 2024 | News
Congress stands poised to deliver another $60 billion in aid to Ukraine atop the $111 billion in prior packages. President Biden has pushed for these bills and is expected to sign them. Just this latest figure is a staggering sum, enough to build 10 Columbia-class...