Biden signs spending bills, narrowly averting government shutdown – NBC Boston

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the Senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies. The legislation’s success gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget year. The measure contains six annual spending bills and had already passed…

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What is DEI and why is it dividing America?

CNN  —  Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in boardrooms, state legislatures and college campuses across the country. Since 2023, 81 anti-DEI bills that target programs at colleges have been introduced in 28 states and in Congress, according to a tally by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Eight have been signed into law, in states like Texas and Florida. A 2023 survey by…

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Biden signs major government funding bill just in time to prevent a shutdown

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a major government funding bill into law, defusing fears of a partial shutdown. The White House statement announcing that Biden had signed the bill thanked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and other lawmakers for their leadership on the issue….

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Chicago Bears hire Seattle Seahawks assistant Kerry Joseph as their quarterbacks coach – Boston Herald

Whatever direction the Chicago Bears go with their quarterback situation, the new infrastructure for development at the position is coming together. Four days after hiring Shane Waldron as their offensive coordinator, the Bears added another assistant to the mix with Kerry Joseph following Waldron from Seattle to become the new quarterbacks coach on Matt Eberflus’…

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