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 NEWS OF NOTE
National Journal, The Next America, Rosa Ramirez | August 15, 2012
The Obama administration's sweeping Deferred Action program starts today. Advocates, educators and other stakeholders have begun to focus on ways to help qualified youth under 30 overcome barriers to staying in the country.
DNC, RNC May Cause Rise In Homelessness Due To Soaring Motel Prices
Huffington Post | August 15, 2012
Religious institutions and nonprofit organizations are banding together to find housing for homeless people who will be displaced by next week's national political party conventions.
Inside Higher Ed, Scott Jaschik | August 14, 2012
On Monday, many scholars, colleges and higher education organizations flooded the U.S. Supreme Court with amicus briefs making the case for preserving affirmative action.
Ferreting Out Domestic Abuse
The Crime Report, Katti Gray | August 13, 2012
A new provision of the Affordable Care Act requires that doctors routinely screen female patients for domestic abuse. Some signs of abuse are not visible and go undetected during a normal physical, experts say.
Breaking Down Gun Violence: No 'Simple Formula
NPR, NPR Staff | August 12, 2012
Digging into the complex relationship between gun ownership and crime rates.
Candidates Spar Over Welfare Reform
PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff | August 9, 2012
Dueling claims from both presidential candidates put welfare at the center of attention on the national political stage.
Unthinkable But Real: Tipping Furniture Sometimes Deadly to Children
Fair Warning, Lilly Fowler | August 9, 2012
Tens of thousands of children in recent years have been hurt by unstable furniture. That is prompting U.S. Consumer Product Safety commission officials, consumer advocates and industry executives into action.
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