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Brookings institution on the legislative and political significance of the 115th congress so far. Host in front of the white house by the president yesterday republican lawmakers gather on the south lawn to celebrate passage of their tax reform legislation. It is the first of major changes to the u. S. Tax code since Ronald Reagan in 1986. All but a dozen republicans in the house voted against the proposal. Democrats in the house voted against the proposal. We will take the last part of their ar...

His speech is about 45 minutes. We have a very very special guest to address this audience, to engage with the governors. And to introduce that guest i am happy to introduce our honorable dennis dugard. Thank you. Before i introduce our guest, secretary acosta, i would like to take a moment to talk about the Workforce Development initiative i began as chair of wga. Western stake, nearly all of us face the challenge of preparing our citizens for workplaces that look a little bit different than i ...

Example, out of trenton, where an in mate by the name of sean washington in 2013 he was a clerk at the library and he wanted to leave the library to go bring some legal papers to one of the other inmates but a corrections officer said you cannot leave and the facts are disputed but the worst facts, the facts that the state claims, is that mr. Washington then said mother fer, dont tell me what to do. What was his punishment . 90 days in solitary confinement. That is a real example we see all acro...

Good morning. This hearing will come to order. Let me just say im really looking forward to this one. I was telling the witnesses, i have read all the testimony. And i generally do that as best of my ability. Sometimes the testimony before this committee can be a little dry. And as im reading late at night it will put me to sleep. Not so in this case whatsoever. I think the testimony was fascinating partly because i am somewhat new to this issue. Im going to keep my Opening Statements somewhat b...

You. Futures are up after closing at a record high. Treasuries are up despite decent data. 221 is your yield on the 10 year. Up, jobs friday in the trade balance for april. Philadelphia fed president talks on the economy. Robert kaplan takes questions and luncheon in texas. Baker hughes rig count, we are looking at oil, its getting hammered. Its going to be brutal to watch that cap. David President Trump has decided to withdraw from the paris accords. The reaction worldwide was immediate, even f...

Abrams with the Commonwealth Fund, and we thank them for their since medicaid was the medicareside program in 1965, it has grown into one of the most farreaching programs in our country, in terms of the number of people it serves as low as their health and life circumstances, and the cost of the program. It is run by the 50 states and territories within federal guidelines and financed by both the state and federal government. So while medicaid policy has National Implications it of course has ma...

Includes medicaid administrators at the state and federal levels. This is about 90 minutes. Hello, everybody, and welcome to todays briefing on understanding whats next for medicaid. Im sarah dash and the president of the alliance or Health Policy. Its a pleasure to be with you here today. For those of you who are not familiar with the alliance, we are a Nonpartisan Organization dedicated to advancing learning and dialogue on Critical Health policy issues. I want to say hello as well to those in...

Includes medicaid administrators at the state and federal levels. This is about 90 minutes. Hello, everybody, and welcome to todays briefing on understanding whats next for medicaid. Im sarah dash and the president of the alliance or Health Policy. Its a pleasure to be with you here today. For those of you who are not familiar with the alliance, we are a Nonpartisan Organization dedicated to advancing learning and dialogue on Critical Health policy issues. I want to say hello as well to those in...

Tell you about this warning for Contra Costa County. A bat. It did test positive for rabies. We will tell you where it was found and Officials Say you should do if you find one. If you ride muni there will be new testing on that new fleet. Service will be affected and we will talk about what stations will be closed and for how long. Good to know if you are moving in around San Francisco. Frank says he likes the forecast today. He guarantees that you like it. You will. And if you dont. Just trave...

Agenda, dwight jones, my counterpart with mcgraw hill education, who is not here as he is currently serving on his Civic Responsibility of jury duty. I mentioned who is not here but in my brief introduction i would like to share with you how i, we, mcgraw hill education, got here. At the third annual urban Superintendent Academy with asa, and with the opportunity to introduce our next keynote speaker, dr. Mark fidel. You see the role that dwight jones and i work is identify Strategic Partnership...