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Homeless rate remains about the same as before the COVID-19 pandemic

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration announced earlier this week it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks, in tents and cars as a new federal report confirms what's obvious to people in many cities: Homelessness is persisting despite increased local efforts. The U.S. Department of Housing and [...]

By |2022-12-22T12:46:45-05:00Wednesday, December 21, 2022|

Border cities strained ahead of expected migrant surge

EL PASO, Texas — Along the southern border, two cities — El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico — are prepared for a surge of as many as 5,000 new migrants a day as pandemic-era immigration restrictions expire this week, setting in motion plans for emergency housing, food and other essentials. On the Mexican [...]

By |2022-12-22T12:46:52-05:00Wednesday, December 21, 2022|

Senate backs photo ID requirements, reducing early voting days

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohioans would be required to present photo ID at the voting booth and have fewer days to apply for absentee ballots or to vote early in person under a significantly rewritten bill that sped through committee and floor votes in the Ohio Senate earlier this week. The legislation, which cleared the Republican-controlled [...]

By |2022-12-20T12:09:51-05:00Friday, December 16, 2022|

Agriculture grants designed to reduce greenhouse gases

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government earlier this week announced another $325 million for agricultural projects that are intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The latest list of 71 recipients for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Climate-Smart Commodities program primarily involve small and underserved farmers and ranchers. The payments follow $2.8 billion awarded [...]

By |2022-12-16T12:51:59-05:00Thursday, December 15, 2022|

Non-profit that drew GOP ire in 2020 distributes more election grants

MADISON, Wis. — A nonprofit group that became a point of controversy for distributing hundreds of millions of dollars in election grants during the 2020 presidential campaign is releasing a fresh round of money to local election offices, including in states where Republican lawmakers tried to ban the practice. The Chicago-based Center for Tech and [...]

By |2022-12-16T12:52:22-05:00Thursday, December 15, 2022|

Young voters’ enthusiasm for Democrats diminished during midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Young voters who have been critical to Democratic successes in recent elections showed signs in November's midterms that their enthusiasm may be waning, a potential warning sign for a party that will need their strong backing heading into the 2024 presidential race. Voters under 30 went 53 percent for Democratic House candidates [...]

By |2022-12-15T15:11:02-05:00Wednesday, December 14, 2022|

Multifaceted effort results in congressional passage of same-sex marriage bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on the Senate floor, but her mind was on the other side of the Capitol. The House was voting that July afternoon on Democratic legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to an abortion [...]

By |2022-12-14T15:35:20-05:00Tuesday, December 13, 2022|
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