Elle Meyers

Elle Meyers

Congressional Reporter

Elle Meyers is a Congressional Reporter for COURIER where she covers what our representatives are up to on Capitol Hill. She also loves doing local reporting on Virginia for Dogwood. Previously Elle was a beat reporter in Montgomery County, Maryland and she is a native of Portland.

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Education Senate Report: Childcare Providers Need $9 Billion to Keep Operating

The Joint Economic Committee says the lack of child care options for working parents during the pandemic is holding back the country's economic recovery.

September 25, 2020 2:59 pm EDT
Education Millions of children may not have access to lunch as schools close during the coronavirus pandemic.
Education Millions of Students Could Miss Out on Meals Because of New Trump Guidelines

States say the Trump administration guidelines on getting children with virtual schooling food aid came too late.

September 24, 2020 2:04 pm EDT
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Climate Nearly 80% of Voters Want Clean Energy Jobs to Help Fuel COVID Economic Recovery

Poll finds that voters across the political spectrum back the idea of retraining fossil fuel industry employees in clean energy jobs after the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 23, 2020 2:50 pm EDT
Coronavirus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities, key federal health agencies and the Defense Department sketched out complex plans for a vaccination campaign to begin gradually early next year or later in 2020, eventually ramping up to reach any American who wants a shot. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Coronavirus COVID Vaccine Likely Won’t Be Ready by Election Day Under New FDA Standards

The agency is expected to introduce new, tougher standards to get emergency approval for the vaccine in an effort to boost public confidence.

September 23, 2020 2:19 pm EDT
Education An American flag is in a classroom as students work on laptops in Newlon Elementary School early Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, which is one of 55 Discovery Link sites set up by Denver Public Schools where students are participating in remote learning in this time of the new coronavirus from a school in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Education Trump Keeps Lying About COVID and Kids As Schools Struggle To Report Case Numbers

There is no federal system to track outbreaks at schools in the United States and states differ significantly on what they report.

September 22, 2020 12:04 pm EDT

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Elections Early Voting Has Started in Four States. So Far, a ‘Trump Train’ Has Caused the Only Disruption.

Trump supporters in Fairfax County, Virginia, parked themselves outside of an early voting center, leading county officials to escort some voters inside the building.

September 21, 2020 4:43 pm EDT
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Law and Policy A Look at the Judges on Trump’s Supreme Court Shortlist

Here are the details on some of Trump's potential picks, who could sway the Supreme Court to the right for years to come.

September 21, 2020 3:40 pm EDT