November 8, 2021
On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Biden Administration officially rolled out two different vaccine rules that cover 100 million private sector workers. The first rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), states that companies with 100 or more employees must ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4. If […]
September 20, 2021
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, four prominent American gymnasts testified to the US Senate about the abuse they endured from former USA Gymnastics doctor and convicted sex offender Larry Nassar. McKayla Maroney, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols recapped how federal law enforcement and gymnastics officials let them down and allowed for the abuse to […]
September 13, 2021
After a unanimous Virginia Supreme Court ruling, a Robert E. Lee statue erected in 1890 was removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. This was the final Confederate statue to be removed from Monument Avenue, marking a huge victory for civil rights activists. Following George Floyd’s murder last summer, Democratic Governor Ralph Northam ordered for […]
September 6, 2021
On Wednesday, Sept. 1, a Texas law banning nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect. The Supreme Court declined to block the law, making Texas the most restrictive state in the nation in regard to abortion procedures. The ‘Texas Heartbeat Bill’ bars abortion procedures once cardiac activity can be detected from […]
February 11, 2021
Authors: Brennan Schmidt, Amy Makin, & Madison Wilson President Biden and his administration have been busy since the inauguration. The president has signed 29 executive orders over the last three weeks on issues ranging from climate change to the federal workforce to COVID-19 economic relief. The president’s three most recent executive orders address immigration. The […]
March 1, 2020
South Carolina Democratic Debate: Oh, What a Night By: Kinley DuRant, Nate Unger, Kenedey Warde, Kyle Goodier, Lottie Smith, Hannah Abbe, Tanisha Tak, Holly Deal, Sarah Wilson, Elizabeth O’Donnell, Jackson Dugger, Abigail Godard, Alexa Fulcher, Hannah Abee, Megan Courage The Overview: The South Carolina Democratic Debate took place on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, SC. […]
January 27, 2020
A Rally Around the Guns: Richmond Virginia By: Kinley DuRant & Kenedey Ward What to Know about the Rally Is there a better way to make a statement than getting 22,000 like-minded people together on Capitol Hill to protest a change in legislation? This is exactly what occurred this past Monday, January 20, 2020. The […]
