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Milwaukee Program Prepares First Cohort of Women for Successful Reentry
April 11, 2024 by Edgar Mendez Diamond Riley plans to pursue a new goal in life once she’s released from the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center. “I want to work with justice-involved youth and young adults and help them overcome the challenges I had,” Riley said. “I found my passion.” She now has the skills to help…
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This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments”. By MAURICE CHAMMAH, SHANNON HEFFERNAN and BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL 04.10.2024 When the Supreme Court hears the case of Grants Pass v. Johnson later this month, the justices will consider how far cities can go in policing homeless people. But just as the…
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Average Long-Term US Mortgage Rate Edges Closer to 7%, Rising to Highest Level Since Early March
BY ALEX VEIGA Updated 3:31 PM CDT, April 11, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to its highest level in five weeks, a setback for prospective homebuyers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for home sales. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.88% from…
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Even With Work Permits, Migrants in Shelters Struggle to Find Self-Sustaining Jobs
Sarah Betancourt April 11, 2024 Katya J. and her husband Reginald Louis came to the United States last year, via Chile, after fleeing their native Haiti in 2017 with two smallchildren. The family first lived in Florida where they obtained work permits in April 2023. Now in Massachusetts, they are staying in a state-funded emergency…
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Arizona Supreme Court Rules a Near-Total Abortion Ban From 1864 is Enforceable
The ruling is on hold for 14 days, and voters will likely have a chance to weigh in on a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution this fall. April 9, 2024, 12:07 PM CDT / Updated April 9, 2024, 1:28 PM CDT By Adam Edelman and Alex Tabet PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking: Multi-Agency Operation Results in Over 100 Arrests, Scottsdale PD Say
By Kenneth Wong Updated February 15, 2024 5:49pm MST SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Officials with the Scottsdale Police Department announced on Feb. 14 that an operation targeting human trafficking resulted in 158 arrests. In a statement, Scottsdale investigators said the operation, which lasted from Jan. 23 to Feb. 10, involved not just Scottsdale Police, but six other Phoenix area police departments,…
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VET TEC Update: The Pilot Program Concludes this April
April 1, 2024 Terry Warren Management Analyst, VBA Education Service VA’s highly sought after five-year pilot program—Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC)—is coming to an end this April. This innovative program provided $45 million annually to pair Veterans and transitioning service members with high-technology programs, and featured performance targets and oversight of providers…
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VA Calls for Applicants for Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant
March 27, 2024 Craig Coleman Public Affairs Specialist, VBA Office of Strategic Engagement VA is calling for applicants for the 2024 Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology grant. Since 2016, assistive technology grants have been awarded each year to selected individuals, researchers and organizations to develop new technology that enhances the ability of very seriously disabled Veterans and…
Read MoreVA Sets All-Time Record for Benefits Delivered to Women Veterans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2024 WASHINGTON —Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is delivering disability compensation benefits to a record number of women Veterans. Right now, 702,557 women Veterans are receiving disability compensation benefits from VA — an all-time record and an increase of 180,959 women Veterans (or 26%) over five years ago. The…
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