by POI Administrator | Jun 2, 2022 | In the News
This morning, CNN had an exclusive on the White House’s decision to pay interns for the first time: And Pay Our Interns was quoted: Pay Our Interns began advocating for the Biden White House transition team to pay their interns in December 2020, with a...
by POI Administrator | Jun 20, 2018 | In the News
On Capitol Hill, interns are actually paying to work for free. Now, that’s going to change for Senate interns. A new Senate internship fund was approved on Thursday, bringing some relief to a hot topic on Capitol Hill: unpaid internships. The new funding will...
by POI Administrator | Jun 20, 2018 | In the News
Interning in Washington is a rite of passage for many young people seeking experience and a path to future jobs. It was typically an unpaid role, including on Capitol Hill, but lawsuits and pressure have shifted the culture on internships. The U.S. Senate just voted...
by POI Administrator | Jun 20, 2018 | In the News
A Senate vote last week was a major step toward opening Hill internships to non-rich kids. Coverage by Saahil Desai The list of issues that Congress keeps refusing to address is snowballing out of control—bills to protect the Dreamers languish, gun control has gone...
by POI Administrator | Jun 14, 2018 | In the News
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