by Elizabeth Martinez Freddie Gray, who mysteriously died from a spinal injury in police custody on April 19, was laid to rest Monday morning. Immediately following the burial, violent riots broke out beginning in West Baltimore, and by midnight, reached East and Downtown Baltimore. At least 20 officers were wounded in the unrest, with one…
by Elizabeth Martinez As a result of the Education Commissioner’s investigation into state testing, Florida Governor Rick Scott has stated that he will be issuing an executive order to suspend the 11th grade FSA testing in language arts. The Governor’s actions come after Pam Stewart, Florida’s Education Commissioner, released recommendations regarding the issue of testing…
By Elizabeth Martinez @emartinez98m As 2015 begins, the presidential race in 2016 has begun. For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton is the top pick, though she hasn’t officially announced her run. Pro-Clinton Super PACs, a political action committee which pools campaign contributions from donors and gives those funds to a campaign, are already collecting funds for…
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama addressed the nation for his first prime time address in over a year on the current situation of the extremist group ISIL.
This is the second video in our 2 part series on ISIS. Our staff writer, Elizabeth Martinez, simplifies and speaks on present day ISIS, what the United States is currently doing to contain them, and our options moving forward. Share your thoughts during our twitter talk on Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. #ISISCrisis
Our staff writer, Elizabeth Martinez, explains the history behind the crisis in Northern Iraq and Syria, and ISIS. This video is the first of a 2-part series on ISIS.
On Sunday, March 30th, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Segery Lavrov to discuss a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis. The two diplomats were able to agree that a political solution and further discussion on how to deescalate the issue is necessary. However, Lavrov didn’t commit to pulling back…
Republican Governor Rick Scott supports a senate proposal allowing some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state college tuition rates because it addresses one of his top legislative priorities: preventing state universities from raising tuition rates above those set by the Florida legislature. The bill is immigrant friendly, which could help with his bid for reelection and…
In January 2014, President Obama called in his State of the Union address for a raise of the minimum wage to $10.10. The year before, he proposed for a raise to $9. Fiscal conservatives say raising the minimum wage is a “job-killler”, while labor unions and liberal Democrats are all for it. However, it is…
“It could have been me” said Cariana, a 25 year-old architecture graduate who lives in Venezuela, after talking about the murder of Genesis Carmona, a beauty queen, and why she is no longer protesting in the streets of her home country.