Maya Miller

New York

Engagement Reporter at ProPublica

Engagement Reporter @ProPublica || (journalistically) raised in Wisconsin, Chicago and @columbiajourn

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Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Maya Miller

Staff members at the Library of Congress denied access on Monday to two Justice Department officials who had been tapped for top positions there as part of a shake-up initiated by President Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation. The lockout led to a brief standoff on Capitol Hill. The episode at the library, an agency of the legislative branch, became the latest tension point in a battle over where Congress's authority ends and the White House's begins.
Hawley Urges Republicans Not to Cut Medicaid as House Debates Reductions

2 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Maya Miller

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri on Monday urged his Republican colleagues to reject deep cuts to Medicaid as part of legislation to implement President Trump’s ambitious domestic agenda, including a plan to cut more than $4 trillion in taxes.
Attacking Trump’s Tariffs, Democrats Focus on Small Business Struggles

4 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Maya Miller

Since President Trump unleashed an on-again, off-again whiplash of global tariffs, congressional Democrats have worked to shine a spotlight on small business owners who say the tariffs and economic toil are threatening their livelihoods.
Republicans in Congress use obscure law to roll back Biden-era regulations

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Maya Miller

WASHINGTON — As President Trump moves unilaterally to slash the federal bureaucracy and upend longstanding policies, Republicans in Congress have embarked on a spree of deregulation, using an obscure law to quietly but steadily chip away at Biden-era rules they say are hurting businesses and consumers.
Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Maya Miller

New legislation seeks to drastically change US money: reportA bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Thursday calls for the U.S. Mint to end production of the penny, according to an exclusive report from …
Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Maya Miller

As G.O.P. lawmakers have largely ceded power to President Trump, they are also pushing the bounds of a little-known statute to undo federal rules - and potentially undermining the filibuster. As President Trump moves unilaterally to slash the federal bureaucracy and upend longstanding policies, Republicans in Congress have embarked on a spree of deregulation, using an obscure law to quietly but steadily chip away at Biden-era rules they say are hurting businesses and consumers.
National Folk Festival coming to Jackson, first performers announced

2 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

The City of Jackson is preparing to host the 82nd annual National Folk Festival, a three-day event to be held downtown November 7-9. The free-to-attend festival, the first of a three-year residency in Jackson, will bring around 300 artists, musicians, dancers and storytellers together for a weekend celebrating traditions such as blues, bluegrass and go-go music.
Voting rights groups in urge participation in Jackson's runoff election today

3 weeks ago | djournal.com | Maya Miller

Last month, more than a hundred people sat in the auditorium of Dollye M. E. Robinson Hall at Jackson State University. It was a Tuesday night, and nearly all of the mayoral candidates in a stacked primary race waited patiently near the front of the room readying for their turn to share their platforms. It was the first time that JSU Votes hosted an event such as this, creating an opportunity for residents and students to meet the candidates.
‘Be a part of democracy’: Voting rights groups urge participation in April 22 runoff

3 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

Last month, more than a hundred people sat in the auditorium of Dollye M. E. Robinson Hall at Jackson State University. It was a Tuesday night, and nearly all of the mayoral candidates in a stacked primary race waited patiently near the front of the room readying for their turn to share their platforms. It was the first time that JSU Votes hosted an event such as this, creating an opportunity for residents and students to meet the candidates.
Jackson voters will return to the polls April 22. Here’s what they said.

3 weeks ago | mississippitoday.org | Maya Miller

What was your reaction to the mayoral primary results? “Shocked.”Cheri Marshall“It was expected.”Darius Williams“Disappointed.”Koreyan Black, Al Brown, Georgia Cohran, Lucie CooperMayor Chokwe Lumumba and longtime state Sen. John Horhn are heading to a runoff April 22 after Horhn strongly led in the Democratic primary for mayor, securing more than 48% of the vote with broad support from across the city. The incumbent received about 17% of the vote.