MarxChuckflipped into Group15U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court to weigh Puerto Rico access to US aid Associated Press - APWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether it is unconstitutional to exclude people living in Puerto Rico from Supplemental Social Security Income. The justices said they would...
MarxChuckflipped into Vote411U.S. Politics US supreme court could deal blow to provision protecting minority voters verified_publisherGuardian US - Sam Levine in New YorkThe US supreme court will hear a case on Tuesday that could allow the court’s conservative majority to deal a major blow to the most powerful remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act, the 1965 law...
MarxChuckflipped into Group15Merrick Garland Merrick Garland's nomination to be attorney general advances to full Senate verified_publisherCNBC - Tucker Higgins The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland's nomination to be attorney general to the full Senate, …
MarxChuckflipped into Group15Policing Here’s What Happens When Social Workers, Not Police, Respond To Mental Health Crises civilbeat.org - Christina Jedra When Lisa Gonzalez saw an encampment of homeless people growing in her Waikiki neighborhood last year, she wanted to direct some assistance their way …
MarxChuckflipped into Vote411University of Kansas Kansas Republicans spent a decade attacking social assistance. Now they are shocked at the results alternet.org - Christopher Reeves Republican governors waged a decade-long attack on social services provided to families and those who are needy. The Republican playbook remained the …
MarxChuckflipped into Group15University of Texas at San Antonio A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved verified_publisherGuardian US - Emily Holden for Floodlight, Amal Ahmed for the Texas Observer and Brendan Gibbons for San Antonio ReportWhen the city of Austin drafted a plan to shift away from fossil fuels, the local gas company was fast on the scene to try to scale back the ambition of the effort. Like many cities across the US, the...