Category: Local Politics

The Ironic Parallels between Americans and Colombians Paying for “Vaccines.”
October 12, 2021 Local Politics,Op-Ed,RNHA News Articles Dennison Rivera

One pays with cash and the other pays with their freedom. Premier Daniel Andrews of Australia announced that by Oct 15, all “authorized” workers must have at least one dose of the COVID vaccine in order to keep working. A reporter asked about how they will manage the people who don’t want to take the
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THE GIFT OF FREEDOM
October 3, 2021 Local Politics,Op-Ed,RNHA News Articles Sean Hartman

I was pondering all day today as to how I wanted my first essay to be as an RNHA contributing writer. Forgive me for using that word “essay,” as I’m sure it sparks some unpleasant college experiences (or perhaps pleasant ones, if you, like myself, enjoy writing), but I feel that would best describe the
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Texas Foodie Agriculture Trends & Economic Developments
October 15, 2021 Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Amanda Friedeck

The Lone Star State is known around the nation for its own original cultural trends. Foodie trends that impact (and are impacted by) agriculture are not the least of these, and everything really IS bigger in Texas! Such trends drive economic development and advancement in a meaningful way. From rural communities to giant metropolises, this
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Make Blueval a Red Duval Again
September 20, 2021 Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Emily Nuenz

I attended an inaugural meeting for the newly formed Republican association in my county. I briefly discussed upcoming meetings and events for the local and state chapter. As I was reflecting on the meeting, I decided to look at our local party website to see what other clubs I could engage to help grow the Hispanic
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Shaking Things Up: South Texas’s Grassroots Movement
September 2, 2021 Latest,Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Amanda Friedeck

After the 2020 election cycle, there began a social shift in local politics around Texas that has continued into 2021, as evidenced by the numerous local Grassroots organizations cropping up all over the state, and particularly in South Texas, which is a historically “Blue Territory”. The media loves to focus on the border cities and
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Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta: Donor Protection Case
August 18, 2021 Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Skyler Blalock

SCOTUS heard oral arguments on April 26th, 2021, for the case Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta (consolidated with Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, docket number 19-251), a case that disputes the California A.G’s request that all major donors to charitable organizations must provide a list of those who donated with their personal information. The
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H.R. 1522 – Puerto Rican Statehood
July 26, 2021 Local Politics,RNHA News Articles Skyler Blalock

On March 02nd, 2021, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party), on behalf of her constituents, spearheaded the effort of proposing the bipartisan House Resolution 1522 – Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, alongside Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) and 68 other congress-members. This bill follows the November 2020 statehood referendum that found 52.52%
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Critical Race Theory is a threat to Latinos!
June 22, 2021 Local Politics,Op-Ed,RNHA News Articles Dennison Rivera

Why Latinos must stay clear from CRT HELENA – Meanwhile, President Biden pushes to spread Critical Race Theory across the nation, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued an “Attorney General’s Opinion” (AGO). His stance holds the use of CRT and “antiracism” programming as discrimination and concludes that it violates federal and state law. The importance
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Republican Party of Texas candidate Matt Rinaldi
June 21, 2021 Latest,Local Politics,RNHA News Articles RNHA NEWS

Tonight I interviewed Matt Rinaldi for my column Winning on the American Idea. He is running to become the Chair of the Texas Republican Party.  Why are you running? Why now? I’m running because I believe it is more important than ever before to have a strong Republican Party that not only wins elections and gives
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A Race for the Lifeline of New York
June 18, 2021 Local Politics,Op-Ed,RNHA News Articles Diane Rivera López

As New Yorker’s race for a lifeline of survival in these prevalent times, only a miracle can help them dig New York of the hell hole that it fell in. Since 2014, the start of a mayoral win by Bill DeBlasio, the citizens of New York are left standing out in the field hoping DeBlasio
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