Eagle Pass BEDC July 12–13 Events Deemed Successful
(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass Business & Economic Development Committee (BEDC) held several events on July 12 and 13. The BEDC held a Business Marketing Workshop on July 12, 2018, at the International Center for Trade. Nearly 20…
Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates
July 17th, 2018By: Marshall Allen, ProPublica To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego aren’t very compelling. A handful of companies pitching “lifestyle” data and salespeople touting jargony phrases like “social determinants of health.”…
Immigration Advocates: Reunited Families Shouldn’t be Kept in Cages
July 17th, 2018By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After a federal judge temporarily halted deportations of immigrant families reunited at the southwest border, immigrant-rights groups say there is still a problem with keeping families incarcerated for profit….
State audit finds billion-dollar errors in Texas health agency’s contracting process
July 17th, 2018By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune July 17, 2018 “State audit finds billion-dollar errors in Texas health agency’s contracting process” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…
West Virginians Watch Pre-Existing Conditions Suit With Dread
July 17th, 2018By: Dan Heyman, Public News Service – WV CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some West Virginians with chronic illnesses are dreading a federal lawsuit over the rule that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing medical conditions. The suit was filed by the…
SASC Chairman John McCain on Trump-Putin Meeting
July 16th, 2018(PRESS RELEASE) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump’s meeting and press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki: “Today’s press conference in Helsinki was…
A Baby Was Separated From Her Uncle at the Border. Three Months Later, Her Mother Is Still Trying to Get Her Back.
July 16th, 2018By: Kavitha Surana, ProPublica SULPHUR, La. — Sendy Karina Ferrera Amaya opened her mouth, and a gloved hand gave each cheek a perfunctory brush with a cotton swab. Fifteen seconds, and the $429 DNA test she’d paid for was over….
Calls in Congress for Investigation into Women Miscarrying in ICE Custody
July 16th, 2018By: Stephanie Carson, Public News Service – AR LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This week, members of Congress will continue their push for an investigation into the detention of pregnant women in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. Numerous reports of pregnant…
Judge temporarily blocks immediate deportations of reunited immigrant families
July 16th, 2018By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2018 “Judge temporarily blocks immediate deportations of reunited immigrant families” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…
DHS Urges Caution Following Tick-borne Disease Death
July 16th, 2018By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – WI MADISON, Wis. – The first-ever death in Wisconsin from Rocky Mountain spotted fever has state health officials warning residents to stay vigilant, not just during the summer months but year-round. If left…
Texas fetal remains burial trial gets underway
July 16th, 2018By Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2018 “Texas fetal remains burial trial gets underway” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…
