by Camille Erickson | May 15, 2019 | Politics
WASHINGTON – U.S. citizens who live with undocumented immigrant family members could lose federal housing assistance under a proposed rule from the Trump administration. Civil rights advocates and several Maryland Democrats warn that the rule proposed Friday by...
by Camille Erickson | May 12, 2019 | Featured, Politics
Washington — Following years of effort by New York congressional leaders, the U.S. Department of Transportation last month announced it would award the Capital District Transportation Authority $26.9 million for the River Corridor Bus Rapid Transit project, known as...
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by Camille Erickson | May 10, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Department of Homeland Security officials warned the U.S. Congress of a security and humanitarian crisis at the southern U.S. border on Wednesday as Democrats accused the Trump administration of exacerbating immigration problems. U.S. Border Patrol Chief...
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by Camille Erickson | May 3, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans need to follow through on a new proposal to provide comprehensive disaster relief for Puerto Rico, leaders of the Hispanic Federation and other Puerto Rican activists said Wednesday before heading to Capitol Hill to spread the message....
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by Camille Erickson | May 3, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s decision to detain asylum seekers indefinitely as the courts work through a large backlog is focused on Central Americans at the U.S.-Mexico border. But asylum seekers from more than 100 countries also are being...
