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October 5, 2020

Two House lawmakers active in tech policy on Monday outlined how to transition telehealth services used widely during the pandemic into permanent tools capable of reducing health care disparities in the U.S after the current crisis subsides.

Issues:Health Care
September 29, 2020

Black women and men are closer to a civil rights victory in being able to wear their hair in any style while in the workplace or at school. That is because the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, September 21, passed H.R. 5309, also known as the CROWN Act.

September 28, 2020

Amtrak and Metra have announced a combined $29 million construction project to improve their shared station in south suburban Homewood.

September 28, 2020

Local, state and federal officials gathered Monday to mark the start of the Homewood train station renovation.

September 25, 2020

Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., want to see their resolution to create a national artificial intelligence strategy passed this year, possibly during Congress' upcoming "lame duck" session.

September 25, 2020

The U.S. House and Senate have both agreed to extend an international cybersecurity program through 2027.

September 21, 2020

Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Will Hurd, R-Texas introduced a Congressional resolution detailing a national strategy for artificial intelligence that proposes a unified approach for developing U.S. leadership in AI.

September 21, 2020

Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., have presented a bipartisan resolution that aims to establish a national strategy in pursuit of artificial intelligence.

September 18, 2020

Rep. Robin Kelly (2nd), who represents East Hyde Park in Congress, is running to be the Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, the sixth-highest-ranking position in the House majority.