The meeting allowed Secretary Vilsack to update fellow Agriculture Secretaries of federal programs available to them. At the end of March, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack met with the…
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U.S. and Canada Take Steps to Encourage Lawful Immigration
Canada increases immigration by 15,000 and the U.S. expands STCA. The United States and Canada announced an expansion of the 2002 Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) on Friday…
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Congressional Group to Address Fentanyl Crisis
The bipartisan group is working to meet the national threat head-on. The illicit smuggling of fentanyl into the United States from Mexico is “a national crisis,” a bipartisan…
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DOL Survey Finds “Egregious” Violations in Garment Industry
Average sewing fees were $2.75 below wage standards in Southern California. Results from a Department of Labor (DOL) survey released at the end of March show that 80%…
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Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern Railway
DOJ wants the railroad held accountable for cleanup. The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Norfolk Southern Railway Company following the train derailment last month…
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Secretary Haaland Represents U.S. at U.N Water Conference
The secretary highlights U.S. actions to address climate crisis. The United Nations (UN) held their 2023 Water Conference in New York City, where Secretary of the Interior Deb…
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FDA Approves Second Lab-Grown Chicken Product
Sends GOOD Meat a “no-questions” conclusion. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved GOOD Meat’s lab-grown chicken for U.S. marketplaces last week, sending GOOD Meat a “no-questions” letter…
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50 Federal Staffers Hit with Spyware, Prompting Executive Order
The internal government review will look to find the source. At least 50 federal government officials in 10 different countries were found to have been targeted by spyware,…
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House Legislators Hold Debate on COVID School Closure
The leaders all agreed that the pandemic-related school closures were handled incorrectly. House legislators spent this week arguing over the cause of COVID-19 school closures and how best…
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Congress Seeks Greater Access to Defibrillators
The bill was unveiled in a press conference featuring the Buffalo Bills safety who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field. Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate…
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