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Michael Kirby

Dispatches from Washington

Michael Kirby has worked since 2008 for a credentialed news bureau on Capitol Hill that provides digital video and information services to news organizations across the web. Kirby graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2007 with a BA in philosophy, minoring in history. He is interested in many legislative topics, and always has an eye on public safety-related news because he grew up around the firehouse.

LATEST ARTICLES
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
House passes childcare bills as element of recovery
Childcare, school reopening intertwined with 2020 politics
August 03, 2020 11:01 AM
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Spring lessons learned for addressing COVID this fall
Six months into the global pandemic, are we any better prepared for the fall wave?
July 20, 2020 03:30 PM
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Strategies for safely reopening schools as White House pushes full resumption of in-person instruction
The time for school reopening preparation is running out, but these strategies can help
July 08, 2020 01:05 PM
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Pandemic compounds known challenges facing students
At a recent hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee, lawmakers learned about the profound challenges awaiting teachers and students when classes resume in the fall
June 22, 2020 10:08 AM
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Community Engagement
Fact-checking vote by mail: FEC commissioner takes to Twitter to defend practice
In a 66-part tweet, Ellen Weintraub aims to set the record straight on the security, and integrity, of voting by mail
June 10, 2020 05:49 PM
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mayors and governors to Congress: Massive budget shortfalls threaten recovery
Local and state government leaders paint a dire budget picture for House panel, with funding testing and contact tracing critical to economic recovery
June 08, 2020 12:38 PM
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Community Engagement
Local governments: Act now for Election Day
The federal Election Assistance Commission offers 7 key to-do items for local governments and election commissions
May 11, 2020 02:36 PM
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Technology
Quick Take: FCC advisory committee on diversity and digital empowerment lays out tasks ahead
Working groups on digital connectivity press on as the pandemic exposes and exacerbates the digital divide; goals set and preliminary solutions discussed
May 06, 2020 11:41 AM
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19: Severe state and local budget pressures fall on Washington
Tough choices to confront governments amid coronavirus, economic pause as Cassidy-Menendez legislation proposes relief
April 27, 2020 05:28 PM
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Latest CARES Act follow-on bill excludes first responders
With hazard pay not included in recent bill, members push to fund local-level government in next round
April 23, 2020 12:09 PM
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