An independent commission can bypass congressional dysfunction and help solve the worker shortage
Job openings have been at record highs for a while now, but companies can’t find the workers to fill them. How can Congress help? That was the subject of a recent Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing. The most popular proposal was to expand federal job training programs, but there are better policies to pursue. Addressing the worker shortage doesn’t take billions of dollars of new spending on worker training and other government programs. It takes lots of little policies, such as occupational licensing reform and reining in unreasonable permit
Read MoreNearly 20M watched Jan. 6 hearing: Nielsen
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Read MoreCommanders fine coach $100,000 for Jan. 6 remarks
The Washington Commanders fined its coach Jack Del Rio $100,000 for comments calling the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol a "dust up" and comparing it to protests that occurred after the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the team announced Friday. “After reflecting on the situation and circumstances, I have decided to fine Coach Del Rio $100,000, which the team will donate to the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund,” Commanders Head Coach Ron Rivera said in a statemen
Read MoreBipartisan lawmakers across the country are trying to codify marriage equality
Story at a glance Utah state senator Derek Kitchen is opening a bill file to codify marriage equality in his state. He’s joined by New Jersey Assemblyman Don Guardian (R), and both lawmakers hope to push more states to join them. The effort is inspired by a leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion rights that has many leaders worrie
Read MoreEnough: We need gun violence prevention legislation now
I lost important people in my life — including my cousin — to gun violence before the age of 18. While this statement in itself is a tragedy, the bigger tragedy is that this is a reality that far too many Americans can relate to. Each day, more than 110 Americans lose their lives to gun violence, and 110 families’ lives are changed forever. A disproportionate number of these lives are in underserved
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