(Press Release) SACRAMENTO – California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued the following statement today in response to the federal proposal to expand oil and gas offshore drilling, including in Pacific waters, for the first time in decades: “This political decision…

By: Tim Morrissey, Public News Service – WI MADISON, Wis. — A Supreme Court decision expected this spring will likely impact the way every state draws its political boundaries. The case, Gill v. Whitford, is concerned with the way Wisconsin Republicans drew the state’s political map in 2011. The process…

by Robin Fields, ProPublica, The Texas Tribune Jan. 4, 2018 A startling spike in recent years in the number of Texas women dying as a consequence of pregnancy or childbirth has spurred a furious debate over whether deep funding cuts to reproductive health services are to blame. A peer-reviewed study…

(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass BEDC launched three new leadership development programs on November 1, 2017.  These programs are: BEDC Internship Program, BEDC Leadership Eagle Pass, and BEDC Executive Leaders Mentorship (ELM).  These three new programs all encompass leadership and service to the community.  Each program is uniquely…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Jan. 3, 2018 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. The holiday break is over, and the first leg of the 2018 election cycle — the primary sprint — has begun. Texas has the earliest…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Jan. 3, 2018 As far as court battles go, 2017 was a busy year on the voting rights front in Texas — and 2018 will likely be no different. After years of litigation, Texas and its legal foes — minority and civil rights groups…

(Press Release) The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 45 of the nation’s preeminent Latino advocacy organizations, expressed deep disappointment with Congressional inaction that continues to leave hundreds of thousands of Dreamers at risk for deportation and jeopardizes their ability to work and study.  It is unacceptable that Congress…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Jan. 3, 2018 Texas churches and other religious institutions damaged by Hurricane Harvey now have a chance to secure federal disaster recovery funds thanks to a new policy unveiled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week. The change is being applauded by state…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas – Health care providers in Texas are getting a $25 billion shot in the arm with the five-year extension of a Medicaid program by the federal government. The plan, known as an 1115 Demonstration Waiver is considered a low-cost alternative…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has again used his executive power to shield immigrants from the threat of deportation. Last week, the governor pardoned 61 individuals, including 18 immigrants who had been convicted of low-level offenses. The Trump administration has targeted…