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Faltan menos de dos meses para las elecciones primarias intermedias del 7 de junio, y los grupos de elecciones transparentes están trabajando para aclarar conceptos erróneos y reclutar monitores de encuestas no partidistas para asegurarse de que todo salga bien. Durante la pandemia, el estado comenzó a enviar boletas por...
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The June 7 midterm primary election is less than two months away, and clean-elections groups are working to clear up misconceptions and recruit nonpartisan poll monitors to make sure things go smoothly. During the pandemic, the state started sending mail-in ballots to every registered voter, and last fall the...
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Los grupos de liderazgo negros están hablando sobre lo que ven como líneas de interrogatorio con carga racial durante la audiencia de confirmación de la Corte Suprema para la juez Ketanji Brown Jackson, la primera mujer negra nominada para convertirse en juez de la corte superior. Los senadores conservadores...
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Every 30 seconds in the U.S. a Latino citizen turns 18, and it is Latino Advocacy Week, the second annual initiative where community leaders champion causes supporting Latinos across the nation. This week, a series of events, meetings and webinars will be held by various community groups, nonprofits and elected...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Groups that advocate for the so-called Dreamers are pushing for comprehensive immigration reform as the U.S. Senate is set to vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s plan to reopen the government with funds for a border wall and a concession on DACA tacked on. His...
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Suzanne Potter Public News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Civil rights and immigrants’ groups are celebrating a ruling by a federal judge in New York that removes a question from the 2020 Census that would ask people about their citizenship status. However, the issue isn’t settled. The question is controversial because...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The No on Prop 5 coalition kicked off its campaign Wednesday to defeat the ballot measure that would change the way properties are taxed in California. The coalition includes public sector unions that represent firefighters and teachers, plus groups that fight...
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Eric Tegethoff Public News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland has become a hot spot for far-right rallies that often turn violent. Could more be done if the groups holding these rallies were considered gangs? Two criminologists believe so, and they say groups like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer,...
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Trimmel Gomes California News Service WASHINGTON – After allegedly overspending on everything from pens to lavish trips and accepting questionable deals from lobbyists, government ethics and watchdog groups say Scott Pruitt’s resignation as Environmental Protection Agency administrator is long overdue. During his one-year tenure, Pruitt was seen by conservatives...
Faltan menos de dos meses para las elecciones primarias intermedias del 7 de junio, y los grupos de elecciones transparentes están trabajando para aclarar conceptos erróneos y reclutar monitores de encuestas no partidistas para asegurarse de que todo salga bien. Durante la pandemia, el estado comenzó a enviar boletas por...
The June 7 midterm primary election is less than two months away, and clean-elections groups are working to clear up misconceptions and recruit nonpartisan poll monitors to make sure things go smoothly. During the pandemic, the state started sending mail-in ballots to every registered voter, and last fall the...
Los grupos de liderazgo negros están hablando sobre lo que ven como líneas de interrogatorio con carga racial durante la audiencia de confirmación de la Corte Suprema para la juez Ketanji Brown Jackson, la primera mujer negra nominada para convertirse en juez de la corte superior. Los senadores conservadores...
Every 30 seconds in the U.S. a Latino citizen turns 18, and it is Latino Advocacy Week, the second annual initiative where community leaders champion causes supporting Latinos across the nation. This week, a series of events, meetings and webinars will be held by various community groups, nonprofits and elected...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Groups that advocate for the so-called Dreamers are pushing for comprehensive immigration reform as the U.S. Senate is set to vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s plan to reopen the government with funds for a border wall and a concession on DACA tacked on. His...
Suzanne Potter Public News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Civil rights and immigrants’ groups are celebrating a ruling by a federal judge in New York that removes a question from the 2020 Census that would ask people about their citizenship status. However, the issue isn’t settled. The question is controversial because...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The No on Prop 5 coalition kicked off its campaign Wednesday to defeat the ballot measure that would change the way properties are taxed in California. The coalition includes public sector unions that represent firefighters and teachers, plus groups that fight...
Eric Tegethoff Public News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland has become a hot spot for far-right rallies that often turn violent. Could more be done if the groups holding these rallies were considered gangs? Two criminologists believe so, and they say groups like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer,...
Trimmel Gomes California News Service WASHINGTON – After allegedly overspending on everything from pens to lavish trips and accepting questionable deals from lobbyists, government ethics and watchdog groups say Scott Pruitt’s resignation as Environmental Protection Agency administrator is long overdue. During his one-year tenure, Pruitt was seen by conservatives...