Resisting SB4: Voices from Houston on Texas’ Controversial Immigration Bill
By Nakia Cooper Texas is currently at the center of a heated debate with the introduction of Senate Bill 4 (SB4), a piece of legislation spearheaded by Governor…
Environmental Groups Want Stronger Rules for Use of Coal Ash Fill After EPA Reveals New Risks
By Robert Zullo Coal ash, what’s left over after coal is burned to generate electricity, is one of the largest waste streams in the U.S., with hundreds of…
FTC Scales Language Barriers to Battle Scammers
By Mark Hedin The Federal Trade Commission has a new strategy for battling fraud. As of this fall, its Language Access Initiative provides interpreters who can take fraud reports…
Sioux Tribes Want U.S. to Come Clean on Treaty Deceit
By Brett Wilkins Leaders of the Standing Rock and Oglala Sioux last week said that the two Native American tribes are joining forces in an effort to pressure…
Bilingual Campaign to Help Latinas Exercise Their Rights Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Last week, A Better Balance launched a new national bilingual campaign to inform Latinas about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a new law that protects pregnant and postpartum workers…
Face of Defense: Soldier Uses Father’s Life Lessons as Guide to Success
By Army Staff Sgt. ShaTyra Reed-Cox A father can be the most important influence in a boy’s life. He is the first example of what it means to…
Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider.
By Julie Appleby Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots — and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options….
House Progressives Grill Blinken Over Failure to Provide Info on Status of Gaza Civilians
By Jake Johnson A trio of House progressives on Wednesday criticized the U.S. State Department for failing to provide members of Congress with a substantive update on its…
Chicano Culture Is Not Gang Culture
By Mia Maldonado Latinos are Idaho’s largest minority group, making up nearly 14% of the state population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And a large share of…
Menéndez, Other U.S. Senate Democrats Vent Frustrations After New Ruling Against DACA
By Ariana Figueroa A federal judge last Wednesday declared illegal the Biden administration’s revised version of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of people brought into…