Unbelievably excited to announce that I’m officially joining
@POLITICO
as a food/agriculture policy reporter and author of
@Morning_Ag
.
Send me tips/ideas and add me to your press lists at gyarrow
@politico
.com.
Today is my last day as an intern for
@thehill
! I’ve learned so much in the last few months — super grateful for this opportunity.
And I’m happy to share that I’ll be a business reporting intern at the
@StarTribune
this summer! Looking forward to getting started in Minneapolis!
It's my last day as a
@TexasTribune
DC fellow! I've learned so much this semester and am grateful to have worked for an incredible organization. Stay tuned for one last story coming soon. 👀
See you in 2024, Capitol Hill!
📻 New from me — A Texas-led bill that would mandate AM radio capability in cars was blocked in the Senate Tuesday.
Read more about the legislation and the impact of AM radio in Texas here:
After nine months, 30(ish) meetings and dozens of stories, last night was my final time covering a CP City Council meeting for
@thedbk
this year! This beat has been a lot of fun and I'm grateful for this opportunity to learn more about reporting on local government. :)
In
@Morning_Ag
today:
@CoryBooker
's bill (co-sponsored by
@HawleyMO
) to end federal contracts with companies that violate child labor law is in talks to be included in the Senate farm bill
.
@CongressmanGT
and life size bacon sizzling in the DC heat today
Thompson and dozens of other lawmakers stopped by
@aemadvisor
’s Ag on the Mall exhibit
As a freshman in Congress,
@RepJasmine
has quickly found the spotlight through uncensored musings and viral moments on Capitol Hill. Read my profile of Jasmine Crockett for
@TexasTribune
:
.
@HunterSavery
and I are in Hagerstown today where President Joe Biden will be delivering remarks on the economy at the Volvo factory. Stay tuned for more for
@CNSmd
Today we launch the result of a three-year investigation into the police use of "less lethal force." The project was done in partnership with
@frontlinepbs
and
@HowardCenterUMD
,
@HowardCenterASU
. The story: and the interactive
After 23 amazing years at Merrill, our Associate Professor Ira Chinoy will be retiring at the end of the semester. 😢
Check out this Q&A with
@ichinoy
, who looks back at his time here and discusses bringing data journalism to Merrill:
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, hopes to reform medical debt practices with the introduction of legislation that would curb unfair policies and protect consumers.
Little scoop in
@Morning_Ag
today: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is working with Senate Approps Committee to withhold some State Dept. funding for Mexico if Mexico does not release more water to the U.S. as required under a 1944 treaty.
New data shows that union membership rates in 2023 continued 2022's record-low numbers, despite public support for unions and efforts to organize.
Read more here for
@POLITICOPro
:
✨Life update✨
Today is my first day as a labor reporter on
@POLITICO
’s employment and immigration team! I'll be covering the politics and policy shaping the U.S. workforce while writing our Morning Shift newsletter. Send tips my way!
Griff II, the official live mascot of Drake University, sits on the stage before the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University.
Follow live:
🧵I'm at
@UMDSGA
's mayoral forum and city council debate ahead of College Park's municipal election on Nov. 7. Candidates will answer questions on Guilford Woods, affordable housing for
#UMD
students, restorative justice and more. Updates to come for
@thedbk
.
Texas Sens. Cruz and Cornyn are introducing a bill this week to boost enforcement of a U.S.-Mexico water treaty as Mexico has fallen behind on water payments and Rio Grande Valley farmers face a year of billion-dollar losses.
Exclusively in
@Morning_Ag
:
NEW: Guide to House farm bill markup
-will pass w GOP votes
-3 key Dem amdts set to fail - IRA (Vasquez), CCC (Bishop), SNAP (Hayes)
-frontline Dems falling in line w ldrs
-as we scooped, Craig + 3 met w GT. She’s a no
-Hill heading for another extension
In party-line votes, the Ag Committee has shot down three key Dem amendments on CCC, IRA climate guardrails and nutrition proposals in the GOP-led farm bill, which we outlined in
@Morning_Ag
today.
Getting closer to tonight’s full vote on the bill
New: A vote by Dartmouth's men's basketball team to unionize has brought new attention to an old congressional wedge issue.
“It's all up in the air. At some point there may be legislation, but I don't see that anytime soon,"
@MittRomney
told me.
I’m at the dedication of the National Native American Veterans Memorial today on the National Mall, held by the
@SmithsonianNMAI
. Story to come for
@CNSmd
The House will vote later today on a bipartisan deal to revamp job training programs (under WIOA) for the first time in a decade.
For now, check out my preview from last week:
Also first in
@Morning_Ag
this morning: Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and 30 other lawmakers urged USDA to invest in drought relief and resilience, amid jockeying over drought funding in the farm bill.
In a
@POLITICOPro
Q&A, I caught up with Rep. Virginia Foxx about her priorities for her last few months chairing the House Education & Workforce Committee.
She updated me on WIOA, Pell Grants, NLRB legal action and more.
Read here:
In NLRB news: The board ruled today that a Minnesota Home Depot broke federal labor law when it terminated an employee who refused to remove a “Black Lives Matter” marking from their work uniform.
More here:
The House farm bill draft, to be marked up Thursday, includes a provision requiring a USDA report on relief for Texas farmers facing another year of billion-dollar losses due to Mexico’s delayed delivery of water under a 1944 treaty.
Details here:
Two of my favorite pictures I took at the Terps' game against Iowa on Feb. 13. Both happen to be of Shakira Austin, who led Maryland to a 93-59 win.
#jour370201
.
@RepMonicaDLC
calls for State Dept to take “punitive action” on missing water from Mexico.
“I think it can include sanctions if needed,” she told me today. “Mexico needs to feel the pressure that our farmers and ranchers are feeling in South Texas.”
New
@BLS_gov
report shows there were 33 major strikes and lockouts in 2023, the highest number since 2000. That's also a jump from 23 work stoppages BLS tracked in 2022.
For
@POLITICOPro
:
.
@SecVilsack
said today that Shirley Sherrod, a former USDA official who was forced to resign from the agency in 2010, ushered in a “new chapter” for the department’s diversity and equity efforts.
"Everything connects back to Shirley Sherrod."