By Sean Michael Newhouse group of former and current civil servants started a petition in September urging Congress to vote against a continuing resolution needed to avoid a government shutdown unless it also included provisions pushing back on the Trump administration’s federal workforce overhauls. While they were spearheading the letter, which has since been signed by
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Written by Lexx Thornton In response to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Governor Wes Moore today announced the launch of the Maryland Department of Labor’s Federal Shutdown Loan Program. Now accepting applications, the program provides financial support to Maryland residents who are “excepted” federal employees (also called “essential”), meaning they are required to continue working
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Written by Lexx Thornton North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has announced its 2025 cohort of Lewis and Elizabeth Dowdy Scholars – 20 academically gifted first-year students who have joined the Aggie family as members of the class of 2029. This group of high-achieving students representing North Carolina, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Texas and
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) announced today the filing of a new SAF lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA). Since 1934, the NFA required anyone who wished to purchase a silencer, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun or “Any Other Weapon” (AOW) to pay a $200 tax and register
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By Madeline Halpert New York Attorney General Letitia James has been criminally indicted on federal charges by a grand jury. James, who led a civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023, was indicted on charges of bank fraud in the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, according to court documents. Prosecutors accuse James of alleged
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One HBCU has an extra reason to celebrate its homecoming this week. Arkansas-Pine Bluff was the recipient of a school-record $5 million donation from the Windgate Foundation, slated for an addition to the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Center. The addition will include new classrooms, studio space and gallery areas. UAPB Chancellor Anthony Graham says the gift will
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By Bridget Bowman Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, who drew national attention in 2023 for protesting gun violence on the state House floor, announced Wednesday that he is launching a Democratic primary challenge against longtime Rep. Steve Cohen. Pearson was one of three Democratic state legislators, who became known as the “Tennessee Three,” who led protests on
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By Jon Siedel For U.S. District Judge April Perry, it all came down to credibility. Should she believe local law enforcement officials, who say they have protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration campaign well in hand? Or Trump, whose aides claim a “brazen new form of hostility” targeting federal law enforcement had broken out in
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Another respected HBCU band director has voiced opposition to the Red Lobster “Band of the Year” competition put on by ESPN, reigniting a growing debate about the ranking system used to evaluate and compare historically Black college marching bands. Dr. Donovan V. Wells, longtime Director of Bands for Bethune-Cookman University’s Marching Wildcats, released a public
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NAHB’s third annual Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Student Leadership program held a three-day learning, networking and development meeting in Washington, D.C. The program is a key initiative to help educate and inspire the next generation of building professionals. HBCU students attended these meetings from around the country, including: Florida A&M University, Southern University
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