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August 16, 2022

Bipartisan group in Congress calls for UN Commission of Inquiry to be disbanded

Credit: Jewish News Syndicate Congress members are again calling for the dissolution of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry (COI) into…

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August 12, 2022

House Passes Bill Allowing Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Credit: MedPage Today, Joyce Frieden WASHINGTON — By a party-line vote of 220-207, the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act…

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August 10, 2022

Rep. Trone Says He Will Vote For Inflation Reduction Act

Credit: WFMD, Kevin McManus Washington DC. (KM) – Sixth District Congressman David Trone says he will vote for the Inflation…

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August 09, 2022

Rep. Trone Hears Concerns From Scientists At Ellume In Frederick

Credit: WFMD, Kevin McManus Frederick, Md. (KM) – Concerns about whether the nation is ready for the next pandemic were…

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August 09, 2022

Ellume COVID test plant in Frederick starting to add automation to manufacturing

Credit: The Frederick News-Post, Angela Roberts Five months after the Australian-based biopharmaceutical company Ellume opened its first U.S. location in…

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August 07, 2022

Significant updates to Pa.s Minimum Wage Act take effect Aug. 5

Credit: Times Leader, Bill O’Boyle WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier this week announced…

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August 05, 2022

Beijing cuts U.S. cooperation to protest Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

Credit: Politico, Phelim Kine Beijing targeted a limited range of U.S.-China military and diplomatic cooperation initiatives Friday in China’s latest expression…

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August 04, 2022

Widow of D.C. police officer who died by suicide after Jan. 6 praises Senate action to extend benefits

Credit: CBS News, Clare Hymes and Scott MacFarlane Erin Smith fought for months for death benefits after her husband, a…

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August 02, 2022

Congress Clears Bill to Make Officer Suicides Eligible for Death Benefits

Credit: The New York Times, Luke Broadwater WASHINGTON — Congress has approved bipartisan legislation that would extend a benefits program…

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August 01, 2022

Bill To Manufacture More Computer Chips In US Passes House & Senate

Credit: WFMD, Kevin McManus Washington DC. (KM) – Legislation to spur more semi-conductor companies to build computer chips in the…

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