POLITICO
Get the Huddle newsletter
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Presented by
With Andrew Desiderio, Kyle Cheney and Melanie Zanona.
THE YOUNG AND THE CRUSTLESS: The &Pizza in Rayburn was swarmed on its first day open earlier this week, selling out of pizza in hours.
More reporters are roaming the halls, more staff are back in their offices, and more House lawmakers are back in person after more than a year of an eerily deserted Capitol complex. The Longworth Dunkin’ is full of staffers and reporters holding meetings. People are swarming the therapy dogs. Your Huddle host has spotted CVC tour staff in red vests out and about, even as public tours are still suspended.
Progressive, civil rights groups call for health equity emphasis
politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Duke Energy commits $300,000 to support internship programs for minority college students
prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Thomas Franco was an aspiring doctor when he realized that his real passion was policy. While a premed student at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, Franco volunteered at a free health clinic outside of Cleveland. Talking to the patients helped him recognize the societal inequities that lead to poverty and, in turn, poor health outcomes. It was just like this moment where I realized,
OK, if I m going to make a difference, and I am going to change the narrative here, I have to dig deeper, Franco said. That change in direction ultimately helped lead 25-year-old Franco to Rutland, where he lives with his partner, George Hodulik. A first-time candidate, Franco is one of 17 people including three incumbents running for six at-large seats on the city s board of aldermen.