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You mean. I went to capitol hill to give a speech to the heritage foundation, yes. Okay. Would you consider that activity a speech to be an ancillary function of the department . Congressman, i had no other way to get to a speech that i had committed to give before the shutdown. Thank you. The speech involved the topic of rifra. In october 2017 during the time that you were chiefofstaff to the attorney general, the Attorney Generals Office did issue guidance on federal law for religious liberty....

Environmental journalists commonly grouse about obstacles the press office at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency throws up when reporters want to talk to its scientists. Might a newly proposed scientific integrity policy help change that? The WatchDog Opinion column, which regularly joins in the censuring, says there’s a chance it could. But will it? Why the outlook is

While government censorship may worry journalists, so should self-censorship. That’s the warning in this month’s WatchDog Opinion, whether self-censorship’s “chilling effect” is driven by fears of attack, legal or physical, or by distortions in what it means to be fair, a “bothsidesism” usually pushed by one-sided players. But the bottom line, the column argues, is that when

SMRs Information Task Force, 18 Oct 23  https://preview.mailerlite.com/i0i8d4u0o3/2327788063679321961/y8d5/ As of 2023 roughly 50 small modular reactor (SMR) designs are under development, with electrical generating capacity varying between 5 and 300 megawatts.Compared to the current generation of larger nuclear reactors, SMRs would require smaller capital investments and provide options for deployment at remote locations with smaller…

In a unanimous vote, the task force declared that the two bills were unsuitable for a special session and contrary to the best interests of Arkansans.

Alan Marcuis is an employment lawyer in Dallas with Hunton Andrews Kurth, he represents management in complex labor and employment law matters, including contract, trade secret and post-employment restrictive covenants, EEO litigation, collective bargaining and labor relations.

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Sometimes there are heroes among us. That was certainly the case last month in downtown Little Rock when the Arkansas Press Association presented its Distinguished Service Award to Craig Renaud and his late brother Brent Renaud. Brent was killed March 13 while reporting on the war in Ukraine. His reporting partner on that assignment, Juan Arredondo, was in attendance at the banquet.

Readers offer conflicting answers, citing his “excellent record” and his age. Also: A threat to free speech; election deniers; Republicans against birth control.

Meet SEJ member Carey Gillam! Carey has more than 30 years of experience covering general and corporate news, including 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters international news service. At Reuters, she specialized in coverage of industrial agriculture, including the products and practices of the world’s largest agrochemical companies and the related health and