President Donald Trump said Friday if lawmakers do not fund the border wall, he will shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. He called Democratic members of Congress “obstructionists.” The President has requested $5 billion to pay for the wall. President Trump continued to blame Democrats for the current government shutdown, which has lasted for a week […]
Betsy DeVos empowers states to decide which schools receive student vouchers. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told Congress on Wednesday that the president’s lavish spending to expand school choice initiatives would not ban federal funds going to private schools that discriminate, the New York Times reports. Testifying to a House Appropriations subcommittee, DeVos said the […]
WASHINGTON — Vice President Pence cast a tie-breaking Senate vote Thursday to advance legislation that would allow states to withhold federal funds from Planned Parenthood and other health care providers that perform abortions. The Senate, after a procedural vote, will now proceed to a measure that would dismiss an Obama-era rule banning states from denying […]
CLEVELAND – The City of Cleveland will receive $50 million in security funding for next year’s Republican National Convention. The federal Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations bill includes $100 million to be used for security costs associated with the 2016 Democratic and Republican National Convention. The money would be appropriated under the Department of Justice’s Edward […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The third annual Cleveland Rocks New Year’s Eve event has been canceled due to a funding shortage. The party, which has been held outdoors the past two years, was slated to be held inside the Cleveland Public Auditorium on Dec. 31, with Drew Carey returning as host. In an open letter to […]
A Detroit, Mich., man, who broke the Internet with his story about walking 21 miles to and from work, abruptly moved Tuesday from his rooming house after telling police he no longer felt safe in his neighborhood, according to the Detroit Free Press. RELATED STORY: Man Who Travels 21 Miles To Work Receives New Car, $351,000 From […]
The outgoing head of Arizona’s Education Department has taken a bold stance against the inclusion of lyrics from Rage Against the Machine and KRS-One being used in public school classrooms in Tuscon, Arizona. After helping pass a law in 2010 that helped ban a portion of Mexican-American studies teachings in the state, former Senator John Huppenthal is set to […]
In February, President Barack Obama announced an initiative to respond to the economic, employment, and educational disparities that young men of color face as they enter…
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – Just as summer vacation began, East Cleveland Neighborhood Center learned its Freedom Schools program would not receive funding from United Way and the 70 children signed up for the program would have one less option for summer learning. According to a press release from ECNC , the organization was notified […]
CLEVELAND – Calling the nation’s transportation infrastructure the backbone of the American economy Vice President Joe Biden took the administration’s push for the “Grow America Plan” to Cleveland on Wednesday. Speaking at the Greater Cleveland RTA’s Central Rail Maintenance Facility, Biden warned where we once led the world we are now falling behind. “We […]
CLEVELAND – Shoppers, vendors and employees forced to bundle up at Cleveland’s West Side Market are hoping a solution to cold temperatures inside the market will soon be found. Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman believes he may have found an answer. Cimperman told NewsChannel5 he believes he found the funding need to improve conditions at […]
The folks on “Sesame Street” aren’t happy with the Obama campaign. The Sesame Workshop, which runs “Sesame Street,” put out a statement on Tuesday asking the campaign to take down a cheeky ad that prominently features Big Bird. The ad mocks Mitt Romney’s vow to end the federal subsidy to PBS. It paints Big Bird […]