The first week of May is National Small Business Week. Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy. As this Forbes op-ed on the Small Business Administration points out, “Half of the people who work in America either own or work for a small business. And...
Tell us a little about yourself, how you met and why you started a circle together. Petra: I am native Midwesterner turned New Yorker who got “lured” to a Policy Circle meeting by a friend, given my interest in politics and policy and my desire to be conversant and...
Use this helpful template when contacting your elected officials. How do you write a letter to your senator or representative? Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. I attended a conference session last fall with senators who answered questions about the best...
Every baseball game starts with the Star Spangled Banner: “And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!” Are we in the land of the free when we hesitate to share our thoughts, in fear of reactions...
The Senate Judiciary Committee held nomination hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch this past week. President Trump, under the authority of Article 11 of the Constitution, nominated Gorsuch, a Colorado federal appeals court judge, to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left...
On March 16th, the Administration released its “skinny budget,” a blueprint of “how much money the administration wants Congress to send to each agency, along with what they plan to do with it.” Many departments and agencies saw their budgets substantially cut,...
