July 31, 2018 Immigrant Justice Minnesota
ICE Snatches 25-Year Minnesota Resident From His Family in Harrowing Video
Carlos knew it was dangerous for him to go to the courthouse on July 26. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have dramatically stepped up their hunt for undocumented people, friends …
Continue readingAugust 20, 2018
Advocates Push Regulators To Stop AT&T’s Plan To Drop Ohio Lifeline Program
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Ohio Poverty Law Center and the Alliance for Retired Americans are among those defending the Lifeline program, which offers a …
Continue readingAugust 19, 2018
A bastion of student data privacy, Colorado yields a bit to demands for more openness
“In this latest release, we were very pleased to be able to see how kids are making progress,” said Van Schoales, executive director of A Plus Colorado, an education reform …
Continue readingAugust 17, 2018
Voting Rights/Demoracy California
San Jose lawmakers go through police paces as use-of-force bill looms
It appeared that SJPD’s touted invitation to school legislators about its use-of-force training, in the backdrop of AB 931, a landmark police reform bill making its way through the state …
Continue readingAugust 17, 2018
Voting Rights/Demoracy Florida, Georgia
Groups push back against efforts to disenfranchise voters of color in Florida and Georgia
The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia sent a letterTuesday to the Board of Elections and Registration in Randolph County, Georgia, which complained the county’s recent proposal to close seven of …
Continue readingAugust 17, 2018
Voting Rights/Demoracy Florida
Florida Lawsuit Seeks Bilingual Ballots for Puerto Ricans Who Fled Hurricane Maria
At a time when Puerto Rican U.S. citizens are still reeling from the damage of Hurricane Maria and the fiscal crisis on the island, and are seeking to establish community throughout Florida, …
Continue readingAugust 17, 2018
Economic Dignity, Voting Rights/Demoracy Ohio
Advocates For Low-Income Ohioans Call On Regulators To Hang Up On AT&T’s Plan To Leave Lifeline
The NAACP, the Ohio Poverty Law Center, and the Alliance for Retired Americans are among those defending the Lifeline program, which offers a credit that covers a quarter of the …
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