As Trump fights over what America owes, slavery descendants organize for the futureRobin Rue Simmons has been working to address the legacy of slavery in the United States. In Evanston, Illinois, she helped create a $25,000 housing grant for Black residents affected by discriminatory housing policies. Now, she’s expanding this reparations program to over 100 communities nationwide. However, the Trump administration poses a challenge.…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution18h agoWhole story →JusticeBuild
Economics of Housing in the TriOn Wednesday, January 13, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Regional Plan Association (RPA), will host an invitation-onlyEUROPE SAYS20h agoWhole story →EconomyBuild
Glaring gap surfaces in Trump-ousted Kimberly Guilfoyle’s financial records: reportA federal ethics filing shows President Donald Trump's former ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle reported big mortgage and boat loans but no credit card balances heading into 2026, The Washington Sun reported after obtaining the document from the State Department. Guilfoyle left her post on Oct. 13 under pressure from the White House and amid…Raw Story21h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
New 60 Minutes report on "third-country deporations"Within five days of being deported from the U.S., Moussa Diawara says Ghanaian officials forced him onto a flight to Mali, the very country a U.S. immigration judge ruled he could not be deported to. Diawara says he was homeless and went into hiding. Watch the 60 Minutes report Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.CBS News22h agoWhole story →JusticeBuild
Public housing CEO says HUD’s ‘troubled’ rating is old newsIn a Friday news conference, RRHA CEO Steven Nesmith hit back at reporting on the federal government’s decision to designate the authority “troubled” before refusing to take questions from reporters.Richmond Times-Dispatch1d agoWhole story →Build
Odessa voters face 44 ballot propositions this November: What you need to knowThe propositions will appear on the November 3 general election ballot, with voters asked to vote either for or against each measure.NewsNation4d agoWhole story →Governmentnovember election ballot
California’s ballot propositions fuel its longstanding tax-and-spending warUntil Proposition 13, California voters let elected officials decide taxes and spending options. Now, 48 years later, money matters dominate the ballot box.CalMatters9d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia ballot propositions
5 tax measures are on the California ballot. Here’s how to make sense of them allCalifornia voters haven’t had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot since 1994. Our analysis shows voters tend to reject new taxes.CalMatters19d agoWhole story →Economycalifornia ballot measures
Prop 38 asks: Should California take on more debt to fund a single field of medical research?If voters approve Proposition 38, the $8.4 billion bond would fund immunology and immunotherapy research. Half would go to an institute linked to a billionaire who supported the ballot measure.CalMatters10d agoWhole story →HealthEconomycalifornia prop 38 vote
California Proposition 1 election voter guide: Low-income and veteran housingProp 1 guide: Lawmakers are asking voters to let the state borrow $11.25 billion to build and maintain housing low- and middle-income residents can afford.Los Angeles Times24d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritycalifornia proposition 1 election
Your guide to Pennsylvania’s midterm election. Here’s who is on your ballot and what to know.Pennsylvania voters will vote on whether Gov. Josh Shapiro gets another term and decided key races for Congress and state Senate. Here's what to know.The Philadelphia Inquirer12d agoWhole story →Governmentpennsylvania midterm election
Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space orderJust two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Donald Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX, a major federal contractor run by Elon Musk, according to ethics filings made public on Thursday.Cable News Network16d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmenttrump ethics filings
Illinois voter guide to the 2026 general electionIllinois voters will soon decide their party’s nominees for races at the federal and state levels, as well as in a few local races, during the Nov. 3 midterm election.Chicago Tribune9d agoSources (5)Whole story →GovernmentJusticeByron DonaldsAshley Moodyflorida governor election
