Obama puts immigration reform back on table
El Paso Mayor John Cook praised the president's speech as "right on," and added that a comprehensive approach beyond just enforcement makes most sense.
New legislation weaponizes Texas classrooms
The Texas Senate approved, in a 19 to 12 vote, a bill to allow the carrying of concealed handguns on public college campuses.
Power surge: Record number of Latinos voted in 2010
A recent study by the Pew Hispanic Center reported that a million more Latinos voted in 2010 than did so in the 2006 midterm election.
Raise fuel efficiency to 60 miles per gallon, coalition says
The coalition of almost three dozen local and national environmental groups is calling for a fuel economy standard of 60 miles per gallon by 2025.
Walker signs a bill, makes workers sick
In the wake of his recent bid to end the collective bargaining rights of state employees, Scott Walker signed a bill that overturns Milwaukee's paid sick leave law.
Labor leaders call Democrats' jobs plan a "start"
The jobs plan unveiled yesterday by congressional Democrats is a step in the right direction, unions say.
Obama visits storm torn Alabama, orders federal help
President Obama on April 29 rushed to towns in Alabama slammed hardest by tornadoes.
GOP reps run from voters on Social Security, Medicare
Facing voter anger, Republican lawmakers across the country are screening questions at town hall meetings, holding "invitation only" gatherings, or deciding not to hold meetings at all.
Mississippi stuck with Haley Barbour, for now
Haley Barbour announced yesterday that he will not be running for president in 2012. He may have done the nation a favor by pulling out.
“Emergency powers” dictatorship seizes a Michigan city
Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder stripped the people of Benton Harbor, Mich., of their voting rights and their elected officials last week.
