by POI Administrator | Feb 19, 2019 | General
We’ve compiled a list of paid internships being offered in Washington, D.C., NY, Boston and other major U.S. cities. We will always add more to our list just shoot us an email! Internship List Does your organization offer paid internships and want us to add it...
by POI Administrator | Feb 10, 2019 | In the News
At some point in the past few years, Sen. Elizabeth Warren got religion on interns. In 2014 and 2015, the Massachusetts Democrat paid a handful of interns a couple thousand dollars each, totaling less than $50,000 in payments to interns in the two years combined. The...
by POI Administrator | Feb 6, 2019 | In the News
Statement on Unpaid Internship Postings Washington, D.C. – Last September, both the House and the Senate appropriated almost $14 Million in funding for paid congressional internships, which is expected to create thousands of paid opportunities for young adults...
by POI Administrator | Feb 4, 2019 | In the News
Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will reportedly pay interns she hires a minimum of $15 per hour, unlike most Republican and even more Democratic representatives. Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti confirmed to The...
by POI Administrator | Dec 6, 2018 | In the News
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes office next month, representing New York’s 14th District, she will be a part of the “blue wave” of new Democrats in the House. But the 29-year-old may end up being a part of a different kind of wave, too: a...
by POI Administrator | Dec 5, 2018 | In the News
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said that she will pay her congressional interns at least $15 an hour after slamming her future colleagues for offering unpaid internships and failing to pay staff a “living wage.” “Time to walk the walk,” the...
by POI Administrator | Dec 5, 2018 | In the News
Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not been shy to talk about about pay inequality — and on Tuesday, December 4, she confirmed plans to pay her interns at least $15 an hour, according to a reporter for The Washington Post. “Time to walk...
by POI Administrator | Dec 4, 2018 | In the News
WASHINGTON – Sen. Schumer listed job openings for unpaid interns — but said the posting was “made in error” after Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized members of Congress for seeking free labor. Ocasio-Cortez is promising to pay $15 per hour to her interns....
by POI Administrator | Dec 4, 2018 | In the News
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has earned praise for her efforts to lift the veil and show what Congress is really like on social media, had another revelation to share with her followers on Monday. “This week I went to dive spot in DC for...
by POI Administrator | Dec 4, 2018 | In the News
New York Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezis pushing hard on her demands that Congress pay its staffers and interns a living wage. The Democrat, who has vowed to pay her interns at least $15 an hour, shared her concerns Tuesday in response to a viral...
