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Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Rush’s Prison Phone Justice Act; Rush Pushes for Lower Prison Phone Rates (Washington DC) - Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) participated in a legislative hearing on his Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act (H.R. 2489) in the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Midwest Governors Announce Partnership to Coordinate Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Grow Jobs, and Futureproof Regional Commerce (Springfield. IL) - Governors from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin today announced the establishment of a partnership to collaborate on electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the Midwest region, signing the Regional Electric Vehicle for the Midwest Memorandum of Understanding (REV Midwest MOU).

Rush Calls on Biden Administration to Immediately Halt Haiti Deportations, Joins House Haiti Caucus (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) called on the Biden Administration to immediately halt its deportations of Haitian migrants from the U.S.–Mexico border.

Rush Highlights Energy Investments in Build Back Better Act, Emphasizes Need to Increase Diversity in Clean Energy Workforce

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. arrested in Phoenix (Chicago, IL) – Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. was arrested along with 30 others Monday, July 26th, outside of the office of Senator Krysten Sinema...

Facebook Got Rid of Racial Ad Categories. Or Did It? - Last year, Facebook quietly moved to prevent advertisers from choosing the race of the people who would see their ads.

Teacher Ashlee Thompson had a lot to worry about this year: A deadly virus. A poor district under threat by the state. And now, a new mandate for her students: Learn to read or flunk the third grade.

Several states have passed laws allowing the practice—but not without controversy

In a letter, 25 members of Congress called on the agency to examine how its policy choices and actions have harmed Black people and other communities of color.

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09), both Co-Chairs of the Energy and Commerce Racial Disparities Working Group, today wrote to energy sector leaders to request a meeting to discuss minority representation at all levels of the energy sector.