Public Policy House Advances Appropriations Ahead of Senate Recess This week, progress on appropriations legislation continued in both chambers ahead of the looming January 30 deadline and the… January 16, 2026
Public Policy Congress Returns for the Latter Half of 119th Congress This week, both chambers of Congress formally reconvened after lawmakers spent time in states and home districts for the… January 9, 2026
Public Policy Government Shutdown Ends This week, the federal government reopened after Congress passed legislation to end the longest shutdown in history. Meanwhile the… November 14, 2025
Public Policy Shutdown Continues Ahead of Key Deadlines This week, the federal government shutdown continued, with Congress making little progress on a funding deal as nutritional benefits… October 31, 2025
Public Policy Federal Government Shuts Down This week, the federal government shut down after Congressional lawmakers failed to make progress on compromise funding legislation for… October 3, 2025
Public Policy August Recess Begins for Congress Senators headed back to home states and districts this past weekend as August recess officially began this week for… August 8, 2025
Public Policy ED & DOL Announce New “Partnership” Amid Withheld Funding This week, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) announced it would move forward with a previously… July 18, 2025
Public Policy Reconciliation Package Progresses Amid Uncertainty This week, House Republicans marked up several remaining components of their budget reconciliation package. However, progress has stalled more… May 16, 2025
Public Policy House CTE Champions Call for Increased Federal Investment in CTE Last week, the House Career Technical Education (CTE) Caucus co-chairs began circulating a letter urging Congress to strengthen the… April 18, 2025