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  • New deportation policies place kids at risk

    Sarah Catherine Williams Child Trends An estimated 5.1 million children in the United States live with at least one unauthorized immigrant parent, and nearly 80 percent of those children are U.S. citizens. Though recent changes to immigration policy and enforcement announced by the Trump administration more directly target adults,...
  • LBGTQ Groups Prepare for Executive Order on “Religious Freedom”

    Suzanne Potter Public News Service CARSON CITY, Nev. — Today is the National Day of Prayer, and LGBTQ groups are bracing for an executive order President Trump is expected to sign today that would lift some Obama-era protections for people in the LGBTQ community in the name of “religious...
  • County of Santa Clara Secures Historic Decision Halting 
Federal Defunding of “Sanctuary Jurisdictions”

    SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – In a historic ruling issued Tuesday April 25th, U.S. District Court Judge William H. Orrick granted the County of Santa Clara’s request to temporarily enjoin President Trump and his administration from enforcing an Executive Order provision that would withdraw all federal funding from the...
  • Avanzan planes para una protesta en el “May Day”

    Brett McPherson/Cynthia Howard Public News Service SANTA FE, N.M. – Entre las comunidades rurales trabajadoras de Nuevo México está organizándose un día de acción y resistencia este Primero de Mayo, día de los derechos laborales y la justicia social. La conmemoración internacional conocida como “May Day”, recibirá un impulso de...
  • Daily Commute Can Cause Stress Levels to Soar

    Veronica Carter Public News Service ST. LOUIS — The more time spent in the car, the more experts say it can impact our mental and physical health. The average American spends more than 25 minutes commuting to and from work and school. It’s a little less in Missouri, where...
  • Children of Deported Arizona Mom to Trump: We’re Not Afraid

    Dennis Newman Public News Service PHOENIX – “We’re here for our Mom.” That’s the message from two Arizona teenagers who attended last night’s speech by President Trump. The mother, Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, made headlines this month when she became one of the first people deported under Trump’s more...
  • Study: Legalizing Gay Marriage Brings Drop in Teen Suicides

    Mark Richardson Public News Service New research says state laws legalizing same-sex marriage have brought a reduction in suicide attempts among high-school students. The study particularly notes a decline in suicides among gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers in those states, prior to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling upholding gay...
  • Electores quieren respuestas sobre Atención a la Salud

    Eric Tegethoff/Alfonso López-Collada Public News Service OTHELLO, Wash. – Los miembros del Congreso regresan a sus distritos durante un receso legislativo y la gente de todo el país está pidiéndole a sus representantes que tengan encuentros públicos para discutir el futuro de los cuidados de la salud. Sólo unos...
  • Probe Urged: What Did Trump Know and When Did He Know It?

    Mike Clifford Public News Service Boston, MA – The question was made famous during the Watergate scandal: What did the president know and when did he know it? Now, just over three weeks into the Trump administration, some are asking the same question. National Security Advisor Mike Flynn’s apparent...
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