by Audrey Pachuta | Oct 17, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – In a span of two weeks, Florida endured two hurricanes, forcing immigrant communities to overcome storm preparations and recovery hurdles amidst language barriers, infrastructure challenges and a pervasive distrust of law enforcement. Many of...
by Charlotte Ehrlich and Clare Zhang | Jan 25, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Thursday stressed the urgency of renewing the National Flood Insurance Program, with reforms to rein in ever-increasing premiums that are becoming harder for homeowners to afford. The Senate Banking Committee is working to reauthorize the...
by Stephanie Haines | Feb 12, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The federal government needs to invest in more preventative measures to protect the countryagainst natural disasters, senators said Wednesday. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Sen. Ron Johnson,...
