by Elizabeth Dexheimer | Aug 16, 2012 | Politics
The federal government began accepting applications Wednesday for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program, a two-year deportation reprieve and work permit for illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. Already, thousands of young immigrants...
by Elizabeth Dexheimer | Aug 14, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is teaming up with private businesses and nonprofits to launch a computer donation drive to help low-income families, part of a public-private partnership to narrow the digital divide in the U.S. Today, 60...
by Elizabeth Dexheimer | Aug 2, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama leads GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney among likely voters in three key swing states, according to a poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, in cooperation with CBS News and The New York Times. The poll shows women, in...
by Elizabeth Dexheimer | Jul 31, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — In Texas, the 2012 election is already setting a new record for the number of female congressional candidates representing the two major parties in a general election — and a national record could follow. Among the two major parties this year, 12 women —...
by Elizabeth Dexheimer | Jul 25, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Opponents of Citizens United, the controversial Supreme Court decision that gave corporations and special interest groups the right to contribute unlimited funds to political campaigns, on Tuesday renewed their calls for comprehensive campaign...
