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On September 14, designers, journalists, educators, and civic leaders from Anchorage to Australia met in Chicago for this year's Design Matters Conference, presented by the Association of Architecture Organizations and co-sponsored by APA. Ahead of the official kick-off of the Chicago Architecture Biennial , discussions focused on engaging a diverse general public with the built environment.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday praised the revived Republican effort to uproot former President Barack Obama's health care law, giving a public boost to a proposal that's given new life to a drive that seemed all but dead earlier this summer. McConnell, R-Ky., said the bill would let states "implement better health care ideas by taking more decision-making power out of Washington."
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro is repeating that he has no plans to run for Texas governor despite the state's Democratic Party chairman insisting last week that the congressman's still considering it.
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of the authors of the new Republican Obamacare repeal bill , received intense blowback Monday from a top health official in his own state. Dr. Rebekah Gee, the secretary of health in Louisiana, sent a letter to Cassidy on Monday expressing concern with the bill and saying that the proposal would eviscerate the state's healthcare system.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, center, seen here with Gen. David L. Goldfein, right, Chief of Staff of the USAF, is opposed to the creation of Space Corps, seeing it as the purview of her service branch.
The 37-year-old , red-headed congressman from Brookline, heir apparent to the thinning Kennedy political dynasty, is quickly emerging as a player in a Democrat Party bereft of leaders. He recently gave a rip-roaring speech in Texas that tore into President Donald Trump and had Texas Democrats clamoring for more.
The Merrimack, Nashua and Shawsheen rivers connect the 3rd District and throughout history have played key roles in the region's economy, culture and environment. U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas will continue her celebration of these natural resources with her 11th Annual River Day on Saturday, featuring events in Andover, Haverhill and Devens.
Affiliates of Republican President Donald Trump are reportedly targeting U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, in the 2018 election. Trump's allies see Brown as a potential 2020 foe.
Since nobody else seems to want to stick their neck out, this old fool might as well do it and point out the obvious: those who have shouldered the heavy lifting in the disaster and rescue work in South Texas and South Florida during our hurricane events have been with plenty of exceptions, of course those hated white males the left loves to disparage. Yep, those despicable conquerors of Caucasian extraction, who are responsible for all the ills of the world, were repeatedly caught on camera in countless settings and poses doing the unthinkable: helping people of color in dire straits reach safety, shelter, and succor.
Ohio has spent billions on school buildings over the past 20 years, but U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and local school officials say it hasn't been enough. Between state funding caps, diversions to charter schools and other issues, the Columbus City School District has scores of buildings in need of renovation, they said.
Republican senators couldn't escape the question as they shuffled to the Senate floor for votes Monday night. Would they support the Graham-Cassidy bill, perhaps their last chance to overhaul Obamacare? It's a repeal-and-replace proposal that less than a week ago seemed dead on arrival in the Senate.
Over the summer, Trump had a contentious phone call with Murkowski and also berated her on Twitter, accusing her of letting the country down for voting against GOP plans to gut Obamacare. But behind the scenes, Trump has since tried to make nice, inviting her to a private lunch earlier this month -- something that seems to have defused tensions, at least for now.
The Republicans are making yet another run at repealing Obamacare, this time with a bill sponsored by Republican senators Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, and Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana. While this legislation doesn't seem workable in its current form, as the old saying about Richard Wagner's music goes, the bill is in some respects "better than it sounds."
House Speaker Paul Ryan , center, shakes hands with Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen , chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, during a news conference about funding bills, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 14, 2017.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said he wants to ban states from setting up a government-run healthcare system in a GOP bill to overhaul Obamacare that would allow states to set up their healthcare systems. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said he wants to ban states from setting up a government-run healthcare system in a GOP bill to overhaul Obamacare that would allow states to set up their healthcare systems.
A second Senate committee has scheduled a hearing for next week to discuss a last-ditch Republican effort to overhaul Obamacare. The hearing, scheduled for Monday, will be led by the Senate Finance Committee, which holds jurisdiction over healthcare bills along with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana last week released a bill that would eliminate or overhaul major sections of the health reform law. The duo had been trying to garner interest in earlier versions of their bill for months, but hadn't gotten much traction.