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Grassroot at 25: Celebrating our past, shaping our future
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (463+ words) My late friend and mentor Dick Rowland saw that Hawaii needed a champion for the free market and individual rights. That, in itself, is not remarkable. I know plenty of Hawaii residents who notice the state’s high taxes, poor business…...
Gov. Pillen accused of hiring undocumented workers at his family farms
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (295+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Today, the New York Times released an article alongside Flatwater Free Press regarding Gov. Jim Pillen, his stance on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and his family’s business. The article, titled “As He Backs ICE Crackdown, Nebraska…...
Activists call on Costa Farms to join Planting Justice
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (134+ words) APOPKA, Fla. — Community and faith groups organized a day of action in Apopka outside Costa Farms, calling on the company to join the Planting Justice program to protect nursery workers. Costa Farms is the largest houseplant grower in the United…...
Court ruling on migrant wages leaves Michigan farmers in limbo
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (46+ words) Crain's Grand Rapids Court ruling on migrant wages leaves Michigan farmers in limbo Liquor distributor RNDC has filed for bankruptcy, excluding its Michigan operations. How did they get here, and what's next for Michigan's beverage industry?...
Farm workers mourn Mo Jourdane, who got California to ban el cortito, the crippling short-handled hoe
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (1159+ words) Mo, 83, passed away on September 5 following a two-year battle with cancer. Fittingly, it was the end of his favorite season, summer, the surf was up and it was Labor Day weekend, when homage is paid to workers. Maurice “Mo” Jourdane…...
Grijalva bill mandates overtime pay for farm workers in Arizona, U.S.
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (102+ words) Arizona Daily Star Javascript is required to use this website. Tucson Rep. Adelita Grijalva's bill aims to provide overtime pay for agricultural workers nationwide. Double killing in Tucson investigated as a hate crime Tucson real estate agent duct-taped to seat…...
Sonoma County Farm Bureau, immigrant advocates clash over stance on ICE reporting
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (1617+ words) A dispute between the Sonoma County Farm Bureau and local immigrant rights advocates has highlighted tensions within an industry that relies heavily on immigrant labor and is represented locally by an organization that often aligns with law enforcement. The conflict…...
With Nationwide Protections Unlikely, States Need to Step Up for Farmworkers
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (256+ words) Migrant workers harvest strawberries at a farm March 13, 2013 near Oxnard, California. Have you ever had to fight off a rattlesnake in the dark while on shift? Or struggled to breathe through heart palpitations, in a remote field dozens of miles…...
Maine lawmaker says a new ICE facility is coming to the state; ICE won't comment
1+ week, 1+ day ago (283+ words) Maine State Representative Mike Soboleski, R-Phillips, says a new facility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will open soon in Newport. In a post on Facebook on Thursday, Soboleski said construction will soon be underway at the former district courthouse…...
Gorham could be next Maine town to ban employees from working with ICE
1+ week, 1+ day ago (192+ words) GORHAM (WGME) -- Gorham could be the next town in Maine to ban its employees from working with ICE. This week, the town council voted to have the ordinance committee draft an ordinance that would ban town staff from helping federal…...