Federal immigration agencies have identified them as ‘sensitive locations’ – places to avoid making arrests. After a 10-year-old immigrant was detained at a Texas hospital, however, officials are wondering if formal legal defenses are needed. Rosa Maria Hernandez was released Friday evening.
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Wildlife biologist Sara Dykman is pedaling her way from the mountainous forests of southwestern Mexico to Canada and back, stopping at schools and wildlife centers to raise awareness about the migratory insect.
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Ahead of the five-year anniversary of superstorm Sandy Sunday, New Jersey volunteers were in Texas helping with disaster recovery. One nonprofit leader says, ‘New Jersey wants Texas’s recovery to be better than ours.’
Read moreCompetition among cities to offer tax breaks, aiming for an influx of high-paying jobs, has been intense. But some mayors opted out, saying real development isn’t about one-off deals.
Read moreThe ‘Trump effect’ on law will begin to be felt in earnest during the high court’s term that begins Monday, with big cases on religious freedom, partisan gerrymandering, and unions. But the rapid pace of the president’s judicial nominations could have a broader, more lasting effect.
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As the nation gears up for another major storm bearing down on Florida, and continues to assess the damage from Harvey, small businesses are helping lead the city’s recovery – providing not only helping hands in the rebuilding effort, but a precious sense of normality.
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As storm surge and gradual erosion eat away at the Louisiana coastline, one archaeologist is doing all he can to document archaeological treasures before they are lost to the sea forever.
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In the absence of broad federal support, state managers in Louisiana have had to go it alone in the quest to save the state’s eroding coastline.
Read moreAs rising seas encroach on the Louisiana coast with increasing regularity, state managers face difficult choices about whom to relocate – and how.
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While they are heartened to have a vocal advocate in the White House, eight officers interviewed by the Monitor say they see it as a minor benefit for a profession that is both intensely local and becoming increasingly complex.
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