WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Hispanic Access Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barragan Re-Introduces Resolution to Establish Latino Conservation Week 17 September 2026 As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) re-introduced her resolution today to designate the third week of September as "Latino Conservation Week". "Latino Conservation Week" spotlights the Latino community's efforts to preserve and develop public spaces an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Booker "Blasts" FBI Director Kash Patel, Drawing Praise for Demanding Accountability at Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC-In case you missed it, earlier this week U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, "grilled" FBI Director Kash Patel at a committee hearing and called him an "embarrassment to the agency," drawing widespread praise for "laying out the  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Legal Defense Fund Celebrates Historic Enactment of Four State Voting Rights Acts in One Year as California Bill Is Signed into Law * Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) of 2026 legislative package into law. The CVRA of 2026 consists of two bills (SB1164 and SB1360) that together will prohibit voter suppression and vote d  more