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Groups: ‘Harmful’ Effects of Tenn. Coal Mines to Be Reviewed
A coalition of environmental and community groups won an agreement this month to help protect two species of fish from mining pollution in the streams of Tennessee. On Jan. 19, a federal judge...
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Advocates: Revoked Voting Rights in Ky. Hurt Democracy
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s executive order to rescind voting rights for about 150,000 nonviolent former felons was announced just three days before Christmas 2015. By Dec. 23, grassroots advocates...
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HB 675, Covering Immigration in Fla., Passes in State House
A controversial bill in Florida requiring local police and governments to enforce federal immigration law passed the state House of Representatives on Feb. 3, prompting criticism from grassroots...
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Child Care Support in Miss. Can Be Run Better, Advocates Say
More than 106,000 low-income kids in Mississippi, especially in communities of color, are not receiving adequate child care services, though they are eligible for such programs, grassroots advocates...
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For Super Tuesday, New Voting ID Requirements Were in Effect
Five states in the South and Southwest enforced stricter voting identification requirements on Super Tuesday, as citizens in a dozen states cast ballots for their presidential choices. The states,...
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Farmworkers Protest at Florida Home of Wendy’s Chairman
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters, many farmworkers, led by Ethel Kennedy, demonstrated near the home of Wendy’s fast food chain’s chairman in hopes of convincing the company to pay a...
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Defeat of ‘Anti-Immigrant’ Bills Is Hailed by Fla. Advocates
Immigration reform advocates in Florida marked the end of the state legislative session on Friday with what they are calling “wins” on nine pieces of legislation that they say are detrimental to new...
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NCLR Seeks to Register Latino Voters in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — The nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization has launched a major voter-registration drive in the battleground state of Florida to identify and sign up hundreds of thousands of...
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Residents: Medicaid Access in Alabama Needs to Be Preserved
A shortfall of $85 million to support Medicaid in Alabama next year could leave hundreds of thousands of residents – primarily seniors, people with disabilities and kids – without access to health...
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Immigrants Celebrate Legislative Victories in Florida
Grassroots advocates claimed several victories in Florida on May 9 as the legislative session ended, saying that nine bills they view as anti-immigrant were derailed, including legislation that would...
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