WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47629) on July 14, 2023, entitled "Department of Defense Community Support Programs" by defense infrastructure policy analyst Andrew Tilghman and economic development policy analyst Adam G. Levin. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY For decades the Department of Defense has provided financial support for local communities near military installations that seek help adjusting to the economic impact of a DO  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNStalk) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2023: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee) is providing more than 150 colleges, universities and higher education institutions with key information to ensure equal opportunity and access for all students following the Supreme Court's decision that the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Harvard Colleges' race-consc  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNStalk) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * Today, in response to a letter sent by Republican Attorneys General to Fortune 100 companies which stated that engaging in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs could be a form of discrimination, Democratic Attorneys General appropriately sent those same companies their own letter clarifying that "corporate efforts to recruit diverse workforces and create  more