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Frederica Wilson Brings Back the Quality Higher Education Act"

Florida Daily / Kevin Derby / September 9, 2021

At the end of last month, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, brought back the "Quality Higher Education Act."

House Panel Approves Small-Business Aid: Congress Update

The Washington Post / Bloomberg / September 9, 2021

The U.S. Congress ramped up its work on President Joe Biden's economic agenda on Thursday with House committee votes on core pieces of a planned $3.5 trillion tax-and-social-spending budget bill.

House Panel Spars Over Reconciliation Package's Higher Ed Provisions

NASFAA / Hugh T. Ferguson / September 10, 2021

In a lengthy markup the House Education and Labor Committee advanced their portion of the reconciliation package that would invest roughly $111 billion in funding for programs related to higher education.

COVID plagues Miami-Dade school system

Miami Times / Bianca Marcof / September 14, 2021

Bus drivers are dying in the midst of a shortage. Educators are wondering where their colleagues are. The number of deaths in Florida's largest school district paints an alarming picture of the state of schools reopening in the middle of a pandemic.

French Forces Kill ISIS Leader Believed To Be Responsible For Sgt. La David Johnson's Death

CBS Miami / Jessica Vallejo / September 16, 2021

Justice, finally, for a local hero and his family. The man believed to be responsible for the death of Sgt. La David Johnson from Miami Gardens is dead.

Slain Islamic State leader was behind death of Miami Gardens Army Sgt. La David Johnson

Local 10 News / Nicole Lopez-Alvar / September 16, 2021

France says its military has killed a terrorist known as Abu Walid.

The Islamic State Leader is believed to be the mastermind of the ambush and killing of four U.S. servicemen in Niger in 2017

Thousands Of Haitians Gather Under Border Bridge, Hoping To Gain Entrance To US, As Deportations Continue

CBS Miami / Joel Waldman / September 17, 2021

More than 10,000 mostly Haitian migrants are sheltering under an international bridge in Mexico, waiting to be processed by immigration authorities in the United States.

Deported migrants from U.S.-Mexico border arrive in Haiti as DHS chief defends flights

Miami Herald / Jacqueline Charles / September 19, 2021