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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell

khowell@washingtontimes.com

Kellan Howell is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering defense and national security. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Kellan graduated from James Madison University where she received bachelor's degrees in media arts and design and international affairs with a concentration in western European politics.
During her time at JMU, she interned for British technology and business news website "ITPro" in London and worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington Guardian. She was also an executive editor of 22807, a new student magazine covering arts and culture in the JMU community.
Kellan can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.

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Republican Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Third Annual Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala after receiving a Defender of Israel award Thursday, May 28, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

ACU to use patent reform vote in next congressional scorecard

The American Conservative Union announced Wednesday ahead of a House markup of controversial patent reform legislation that it would look at Republican lawmakers' vote on the bill when compiling its annual conservative ratings for next year.

June 10, 2015
The debate over legalized marijuana has split two 2016 GOP hopefuls. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he would crack down on marijuana and enforce federal drug laws, even in states where pot is already legal like Colorado, while Carly Fiorina said she supported the rights of states. (Associated Press photographs)

Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina divided over marijuana legalization

As 2016 GOP hopefuls Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina came out this week with opposing views on legalization of marijuana in the U.S., a new Dutch study shows college students who smoke weed performed worse in school than those who stopped smoking.

June 9, 2015
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican (right), sitting next to Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican, helped pass a new restitution bill for victims of child pornography. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Patent reform bill headed to Senate floor

Following a brief markup Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed its bipartisan patent reform bill designed to curb bogus lawsuits brought by "patent trolls."

June 4, 2015
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, said members of his organization are buckling under the expense of fighting bogus patent claims filed by shell companies, which buy up vague patent ideas and then shake down legitimate businesses via the threat of pricey litigation. (Associated Press)

Gary Shapiro warns patent trolls may chase tech companies out of U.S.

Technology companies big and small across America warn they will be forced to move operations out of the U.S. if Congress does not move quickly to take on a plague of patent trolls, the head of one of the nation's biggest high-tech trade groups warned Wednesday.

June 3, 2015