Financing December 2019

House Passes $1.4T Gov. Spending Bill

The House passed a $1.4 trillion government spending bill that includes repealing taxes on high-cost health plans and steady funding for President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border fence.

Health Care December 2019

US Proposes New Organ Transplants Rules

New proposed rules regarding organ transplants is meant to overhaul parts of the nation’s transplant system. More than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list.

Global December 2019

NJ Passes New Driver’s License Bill

A N.J. bill allows immigrants to get driver’s licenses without proving they are in the U.S. legally. Thirteen states permit immigrants without legal status to get driver’s licenses.

Global December 2019

Great Recession And College Enrollment

During the Great Recession, births in the United States went down. As a result, universities in Washington state and Idaho may soon seen a decline in enrollment.

Financing December 2019

69 Vermont Schools Got $1.4M For Safety

Vermont schools received $1.4 million in school safety grants that will be used for things like security cameras, window shading, door locking mechanisms and public address systems.

Global December 2019

Immigrants Line Up For Driver's Licenses

Immigrants lined up at DMVs in New York to get driver’s licenses. The state began no longer requiring applicants to prove that they are in the United States legally this week.

Legal December 2019 Premium

Top Law Schools For Hispanics

Law (LL. B. J.D.) Students Enrolled as of 2016 Legal Professions and Studies Degrees 2018

Legal December 2019

FDA Warns of Medical Supplies Shortages

Editor’s Note: It would be very costly if medical supplies currently being sterilized and reused had to be replaced after just one use. But that may be the future for some surgical tools.

Global December 2019

'Obamacare' Tax Repeal Added To Bill

A wrap-up spending bill includes ‘Obamacare’ tax repeal, an increase on the age for purchasing tobacco products and steady funding for President Donald Trump’s border fence.

Legal December 2019 Premium

Cosmopolitan Film Cultures in Latin America, 1896-1960

This book examines how cinema forged cultural connections between Latin American publics and film-exporting nations in the first half of the twentieth century.

Legal December 2019 Premium

Harvard Youth Poll Includes Impeachment

Editor’s Note: Harvard University’s Harvard Kennedy School has released the results of its fall 2019 youth poll, which covers topics ranging from impeachment to health insurance.

Legal December 2019 Premium

DACA Argued At The Supreme Court

Editor’s Note: As the Supreme Court debates DACA’s future, the following looks back at what higher education professionals have written on the topic for The Conversation.