Legislative Letters 01-20-2021
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS Legislative Letters January 20th, 2021 Subscribe Updates in Higher Education Image Credit: Kaylynne Glover, “The Capitol” After multiple encounters with a government shutdown close to Christmas, both COVID relief packages…
Legislative Letters 12-14-2020
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS Legislative Letters December 14th, 2020 Subscribe Updates in Higher Education Image Credit: Kaylynne Glover, “The Capitol” An unfortunate few weeks in the courts for the Trump administration: new H1-b visa…
Legislative Letters 2-25-19
The shutdown has been averted, and President Trump did declare a national emergency to fund his wall. Now that the new session of Congress is underway, higher education is definitely…
Legislative Letters 1-28-19
The government is open! At least, for now…. Congress and the White House have three weeks to work out a deal. Can they do it? And what’s the long-term impact…
Legislative Letters 11-6-18
Midterms are here, so head to the polls – right after reading up on the latest projections, of course. Here you’ll get the latest on polling – who’s ahead and…
Legislative Letters 10-7-18
Kavanaugh was confirmed, and the government avoided a shutdown – at least, until December 7th, when the rest of the appropriations bills are due. In the meantime, academic and research…
Legislative Letters 9-10-18
Hispanic American citizens are being detained on the border, incumbents are facing unexpected challenges, and Kavanaugh’s hearing occurred amid a flurry of document-related debates. All while time is ticking on…
Legislative Letters 8-27-18
The focus these days center on appropriations as a government shutdown looms. The bills are working their way through Congress (and the Senate minibus funding education has passed!), but we’ve…
Legislative Letters 8-14-18
The Department of Education has announced intentions for major overhauls of higher education regulations, a federal judge has ordered the restoration of DACA, the Executive branch has updated their VISA…
Legislative Letters 7-30-18
Third Edition Democrats in the House have released their version of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is opening a new office to find cases…