Executive Branch and Administration
President Trump this morning is threatening to shut down the federal government if Congress does not include funding for his wall...
This week the President is expected to sign CTE legislation which the House passed (H.R. 2353) on 7/25/18 by a unanimous voice vote. It will go to the White House after approval by the Senate on…
On 8/1 the U.S. Department of Education unveiled a new federal rule governing student loan forgiveness that would make the process more restrictive for defrauded borrowers. The 436-page proposed rule...
Congress
On Thursday, The House left town for recess until September. The Senate is in session this week but Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell cancelled the Senate’s traditional August recess in hopes of...
Last week, all 17 Committee on Education and the Workforce Democrats last week unveiled the Aim Higher Act, a comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act that...
Last week, the House Homeland Security Appropriations reported out the last of its spending bills. It looks like Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program will be funded at…
On 7/26 the Senate HELP Full Committee held a hearing on Modernizing Apprenticeships to Expand Opportunities…
Funding Opportunities: The Department of Labor last week released its long-awaited funding opportunity in support of apprenticeships…