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Lawmakers Face September 30 Deadline to Avoid Government Shutdown

   The prospect of a shutdown would close federal agencies and national parks and curtail essential public services while furloughing millions of federal workers. The presidential race overshadows this impending crisis, as Congress will break again at the end of the month, not returning until after the election. Before leaving in July, the political landscape shifted when President Joe Biden exited the presidential race, positioning Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic standard bearer. In the campaign’s final weeks, Republicans under Trump are preparing to change their strategy against Harris. […]

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Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap

       The report released Monday offers guidelines to corporations on the best practices to adopt to advance diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the workplace and calls on companies to recommit to advance racial justice in the workplace. The document also includes a roadmap for advancing wealth creation in Black communities and closing the racial wealth gap. […]

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Vice President Harris Charts New Way Forward for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs To Innovate and Grow in an Opportunity Economy

Plan would set goal of 25 million new small business applications; Plan would call for expanding the startup expense deduction from $5,000 to $50,000; Plan would cut red tape, including by making it easier for small businesses to file taxes and removing unnecessary or excessive occupational licensing requirements. […]

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PRESS ROOM: HBCU Research AI Summit to convene at Baltimore Hyatt Hotel, September 9-11, 2024

The HBCU Research CorporationPRNewswire of America is excited to announce the upcoming HBCU RESEARCH AI – TECH Summit, set to take place from September 9th through 11th, 2024, at the Baltimore Hyatt Hotel, 300 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland. This highly anticipated event will serve as an HBCU AI and TECH Think Tank, assembling a distinguished group of leaders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), major corporations, and the federal government for an essential dialogue on the future of artificial intelligence (AI). […]