Tag: Community and neighborhood groups

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid ’20 pitfalls

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios was instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote....

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid ’20 pitfalls

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios is instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote....

For Black Voters Matter, the goal is greater community power

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LaTosha Brown opened with a song. Speaking about voting rights...

Northern New England towns to get outdoor recreation boost

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FARMINGTON, Maine — Communities and organizations around northern New England will benefit from more than $300,000 in grants that are designed to help more...

3 arrested can challenge Louisiana pipeline trespass law

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Protesters from New Orleans and Mississippi and a journalist from New York arrested during a protest against pipeline construction may continue their challenge of...

Nonprofits gain funding from unusual source: Marijuana sales

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Nonprofits have an unexpected new source of funding: State marijuana sales. ...

Meituan raises $10 bln for self-driving cars, drone delivery

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HONG KONG — Chinese food delivery giant Meituan raised nearly $10 billion in a sale of convertible bonds and additional shares and plans to...

Groups sue over California county’s plan to drill oil wells

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Environmental and community groups have sued a California county after the prime oil-drilling region approved a plan to fast-track thousands of...

City where Trayvon Martin died seeks racial injustice reform

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SANFORD, Fla. — Commissioners in the city where Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer nine years ago Friday have...

Kentucky Senate GOP leader files no-knock warrant bill

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LOUISVILLE, Ky — One of Kentucky's top GOP lawmakers has filed legislation to ban some no-knock warrants nearly a year after the death of...