Jan 30, 2020 | Opinion Editorial
President Trump has always come off as, to put it nicely, an off-the-cuff speaker. Blurring the lines between improvisational and premeditated, Trump often begins at a talking point and then rambles until coming to rest at an unrelated point, dragging both into an...
Jan 30, 2020 | Gun Control & Criminal Justice
Last Monday, protesters flocked to Richmond, Virginia to oppose the state’s recently passed gun control legislation. Although a recent poll suggests that a majority of Virginians support such laws, over 22,000 people swarmed the capital, some coming from as far away...
Jan 30, 2020 | Civil Rights
Policy Summary: On January 16, 2020 President Donald J. Trump issued an update to a 2003 Federal guidance document regarding protected prayer and religious expression in public schools. The document states that the guidance it is issuing for public schools will...
Jan 27, 2020 | Environment
POLICY The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into law in 1970 by President Nixon. Under NEPA, an Environmental Assessment (EA) must be completed for proposed construction and natural resource extraction projects in order to understand their...
Jan 27, 2020 | Health & Gender
The Policy In early December, the Trump Administration proposed a final rule making work requirements stricter for those getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This rule builds off the initial proposal mentioned in August. Under...
