Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 25 other attorneys general filed an amicus brief urging the court not to approve an agreement that would threaten the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, which has helped level the playing field for minority and women-owned businesses in maintaining and expanding America’s transportation infrastructure.
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Taxpayers should act now to claim more than $1 billion in refunds for tax year 2021 with the April 15 deadline fast approaching
Over 1.1 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2021, with the IRS estimating more than $1 billion in refunds remaining unclaimed due to a deadline of April 15.
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Slow Wine Guide 2024-Outstanding wines without synthetics of herbicides
Slow Wine USA is a directory of over 400 wineries in California, New York, Oregon, and Washington that prioritize sustainable farming methods and are reviewed for their people, vineyards, and wine quality.
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U.S. Depart. of Energy kicks off recruitment in support of bipartisan infrastructure law
Washington DC. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of its Clean Energy Corps, which is made up of staff from more than a dozen offices across DOE – current staff and new hires – who will work together to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy solutions to climate change.
DOE also announced that the Clean Energy Corps is ready to recruit an additional 1,000 employees using a special hiring authority included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help implement the Law’s historic infusion of $62 billion in funding and accelerate the nation’s drive to a clean energy future.
The Clean Energy Corps’ new hiring portal will help streamline the application process for the industry veterans, experienced technical experts, and the next generation of clean energy leaders it seeks to attract.
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With Time Running Out on Democrats’ Majority, President Biden Gets ‘Forceful’ on Voting Rights
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Notably, the next several days will also reveal whether Democrats have the resolve, strength, and even the negotiating skills to get one of their own on board with changing Senate filibuster rules. Doing so would allow the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act to pass. The […]
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With Time Running Out on Democrats’ Majority, President Biden Gets ‘Forceful’ on Voting Rights
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Notably, the next several days will also reveal whether Democrats have the resolve, strength, and even the negotiating skills to get one of their own on board with changing Senate filibuster rules. Doing so would allow the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act to pass.
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Black business community mourns the passing of Harry C. Alford
President/CEO and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), Harry C. Alford, died Monday, Dec. 6, in Washington, DC. He was 73. Mr. Alford was preceded in death by his wife, Kay DeBow, Vice President and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber. She died just five months ago.
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PRESS ROOM: First Six of One Hundred and Seventy-Five Students on the Ladder to Leadership
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Foundation awards each participating school at least one $5,600 housing grant per academic semester to address lack of diversity in the intern population and structural inequity of housing costs by getting next generation leaders to the resource ladder in Washington— and then, getting them up on it. In addition to the housing grant, the Center assists in placing the participating students in an internship and connects them with a local alumni mentor.
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Rep. Robin Kelly Speaks at First Ever White House Maternal Health Day of Action
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02) on Tuesday attended Vice President Harris’ first-ever Maternal Health Day of Action at the White House.
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Rosetta Perry, ‘Queen Mother’ of the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “She began as a pioneer in the industry, and she’s been speaking the truth no matter what,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper stated. “That’s why, 30 years later, her words speak to our conscious. She advocates passionately for the future of our city, for affordable housing, for HBCUs, for our communities, and for us to have a better city.”
