Posts Tagged Congressman Don Beyer
Unemployment Benefits: What Happens after the Pandemic?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 7, 2020
Congressman Don Beyer (Credit: United States Congress / Wikimedia Commons)
Unemployment insurance is temporary, and it’ll eventually run out. That’s why one Virginia congressman is trying to expand it, although not everywhere all in the same way. Michael Pope explains.
Despite Impeachment, Congressman Beyer is Finding Success With Animal Testing Bill
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 17, 2019
Washington may be bitterly divided over impeachment. But, the tension over President Trump is also providing an opportunity for bipartisan action against animal testing. Michael Pope reports.
Beyer and Other House Democrats Are Pushing Ranked Choice Voting
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 23, 2019
Should voters have more choices when they are at the polls? One Virginia congressman wants to create a new system of ranked choice voting. Michael Pope reports.
Congressman Beyer: IRS Needs Additional Funding to Track Down Tax Evaders
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 14, 2019
Tax season is upon us, and that means officials at the Internal Revenue Service are working overtime this time of year. But, one Virginia congressman worries that the IRS isn’t getting the funding it needs. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests May 31, 2020"There would be no protests, there would be no demonstrations, had Derek Chauvin not killed George Floyd," former NAACP President Cornell Brooks tells All Things Considered.
- Target Says It Will Temporarily Close Stores In Several States As Protests Continue May 31, 2020The move comes after several Target stores were ransacked and damaged during protests.
- Trump Lays Blame For Clashes On 'Radical-Left Anarchists' May 31, 2020As overlapping crises convulse an anxious nation, Trump seeks to cast blame for widespread protests gripping cities on "radical-left anarchists" like Antifa.
- Photos: Protests In Response To The Death Of George Floyd Shake The Nation May 31, 2020Photos show demonstrators and police clashing as anguish and rage swept through cities across the nation in response to George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody.
- Ohio Congresswoman Pepper Sprayed While Demonstrating Against Death Of George Floyd May 31, 2020Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, was demonstrating in Columbus when she got caught in an altercation between a protester and police.
- Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests May 31, 2020
- From BBC News
- George Floyd death: Lawyer calls it 'premeditated murder' May 31, 2020Violence erupts in Philadelphia as protests continue over the death of a black man in custody.
- Coronavirus: Some primary schools reopen as parents remain wary May 31, 2020Classes resume for some pupils in England after 10 weeks but a number of schools will stay shut.
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- George Floyd death: Thousands join UK protests May 31, 2020People chant "black lives matter" after the killing of a black man by police in the US.
- Christo: Bulgarian-born artist who famously wrapped landmarks dies at 84 May 31, 2020The Bulgarian-born artist, known for his monumental projects, dies at his home in New York.
- George Floyd death: Lawyer calls it 'premeditated murder' May 31, 2020
