Everything You Need to Know About Literary Agents and Writing an Awesome Query Letter. This workshop is a thorough crash course in dealing with literary agents. After quickly going over what an agent is and what they do for writers, we will discuss resources for finding agents, how to ID ...
and rural America, representatives are exploring ways to either expand or cut back on the omnibus legislation. In this blog, 2L Staffer Sarah Shepherd discusses the obstacles of passing a new farm bill, the consequences of cutting SNAP and conservation programs, and the desperate need for ...
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., will be returning to Congress, and six of the seven representatives elected for Congress are Republican.Annalee GrantSnl Energy Coal Report
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“We are at a remarkable juncture for the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the Oversight and Accountability Committee. “Because this is an impeachment inquiry where no one has been able to define what criminal or constitutional offense they’re loo...
as a member of Congress ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.” Ratified shortly after the Civil War, it was meant in part to keep representatives who had fought for the Confederacy from returning to Congress. ...
In 1775, Transylvania Company representatives and Boone compelled the Cherokee to sign the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals, which sold the company much of the Cherokee’s land in modern-day Kentucky and Tennessee. However, Virginia—which counted Kentucky as a county at the time—nullified the treaty ...
Biden calls on Republicans in Congress to act after Louisville shooting From CNN's Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal President Joe Biden condemned the latest mass shooting Monday at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, where four people were killed and nine others were injured. “Once again, our nat...
Current state law allows the governor to appoint someone to fill the seat until the next regular election of the U.S. House of Representatives, which happens every two years. But under the bill approved Tuesday by the state House of Representatives, the governor would have to choose from...
Democrats have the slim edge in the 50-50 chamber because Vice President Kamala Harris has a tie-breaking vote. The bill would replace a process that allowed the governor to appoint someone to fill a Senate seat until the next regular election of the U.S. House of Representatives...