An Omaha Maya organization has received one of five $15,000 grants from the nonprofit Green Latinos. Some 85 five organizations applied for the grant from the Justicia y Equidad Fund for "under-resourced Latino environmental justice organizations." Communidad Maya Pixim Ixim (CMPI) is an Omaha-based nonprofit supporting Maya and other Indigenous communities in Nebraska. Lola Marina Juan Tomas, CMPI interim executive director, said there are approximately 10,000 Maya in Nebraska, about half of them in the Omaha area. .
Within hours of the start of Florida s legislative session, newly filed bills are set to test the limits on hot-button topics such as abortion and free speech. Florida s new 15-week abortion ban has yet to be be implemented due to litigation, but state Rep. David Borrero, R-Sweetwater, has filed H.B. .
New Hampshire lawmakers will consider a proposal aimed at peacefully breaking away from the United States. A similar measure failed in 2022, but new legislation says if voters approve a constitutional amendment allowing the state to secede, the national debt would then have to reach $40 trillion to trigger the event. State Rep. .
Minnesota officials have announced what they call one of the largest wage-theft lawsuits in state history. The case involves a dairy operator northwest of the Twin Cities. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison detailed the civil suit against Evergreen Acres Dairy in Stearns County on Monday. .
The risks of child hunger increase dramatically when school cafeterias close for the summer, especially for the one in eight families currently facing food insecurity in Oregon. David Wieland, policy advocate with Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, said lawmakers have an opportunity in the upcoming session to ensure that all kids in the state can access nutritious food through a now-permanent Summer EBT program, which Gov. Tina Kotek has called a priority. .