Feminist, journalist, consent education and mental health advocate. Former interim letters editor/editorialist at the San Antonio Express-News and staff writer for the Watertown Daily Times and Kerrville Daily Times. Follow her on Twitter @DonnaProvencher.
Some 15 million US students lack either home internet access or an electronic device to use for schoolwork. A new federal program hopes to change that.
By Donna Provencher - March 01, 2021
‘I think they just kind of feel like there is no end in sight,’ said the executive vice president of one local union protecting grocery store workers.
By Donna Provencher - February 26, 2021
‘It’s almost like a murder suspect blaming their right hand for committing the crime.’
By Donna Provencher - February 25, 2021
‘The trajectory of the economy is predicated on the effectiveness of the vaccine and its distribution,’ Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist of the National Retail Federation, said this week.
By Donna Provencher - February 25, 2021
Sen. Josh Hawley doesn’t like ‘socialism,’ but he wants American taxpayers to do what employers won’t.
By Donna Provencher - February 24, 2021
Experts say many vaccination sites have not received sufficient support from state, local, and federal governments.
By Donna Provencher - February 24, 2021
A mother in Georgia said her sons would return to school when ‘the vaccine is taken more seriously and teachers can get it.’
By Donna Provencher - February 23, 2021
‘A drastic $15 federal minimum wage hike during a global pandemic would be the wrong path,’ tweeted Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), whose state has a $7.25 an hour minimum wage.
By Donna Provencher - February 23, 2021
The annual conservative conference regularly features a roster of bigoted speakers.
By Donna Provencher - February 23, 2021
It’s not the first time Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has made such a claim.
By Donna Provencher - February 22, 2021
A group of Republican lawmakers says legislation that helps farmers of color is unnecessary.
By Donna Provencher - February 22, 2021
Republicans say they want to eliminate ‘liberal goodies’ in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill.
By Donna Provencher - February 22, 2021
‘If Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,’ Donald Trump said.
By Donna Provencher - February 22, 2021
Some Texas customers on variable-rates plans will be facing as much as $17,000 in electric bills.
By Donna Provencher - February 19, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed he always intended to return Thursday from his spontaneous trip to Cancun, Mexico, but other sources suggest the vacation was ‘long-planned.’
By Donna Provencher - February 18, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz, usually prolific on Twitter, has remained silent for more than 13 hours as the Associated Press reports he took a vacation to Mexico during Texas’ winter storm crisis.
By Donna Provencher - February 18, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott thanked President Joe Biden for declaring a federal emergency in Texas.
By Donna Provencher - February 16, 2021
‘I have said that what President Trump did that day was inexcusable because in his speech he encouraged the mob,’ said one senator who voted to acquit.
By Donna Provencher - February 16, 2021
Nine out of 10 murders in 2019 motivated by political extremism were committed by right-wing activists — but Trump wanted to blame it on ‘Antifa.’
By Donna Provencher - February 15, 2021
Republicans are upset that President Joe Biden is using federal guidelines in determining policy.
By Donna Provencher - February 15, 2021
The reversal aligns with Biden’s promise to make health care accessible for all Americans.
By Donna Provencher - February 12, 2021
Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team offered as evidence video clips of Johnny Depp and Madonna.
By Donna Provencher - February 12, 2021
GOP lawmakers like New York Rep. Elise Stefanik have accused Democrats of ‘cozy[ing] up to Communist China’ by allowing the program to continue on school campuses.
By Donna Provencher - February 11, 2021
‘Democrats want a week of political theater,’ charged Sen. Ted Cruz.
By Donna Provencher - February 10, 2021
Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest Republican to be rebuked or censured by the party for voting against Donald Trump’s interests.
By Donna Provencher - February 10, 2021
‘We have counterarguments to everything that they raised, and you will hear them later on in the case … ‘ Donald Trump’s impeachment defense attorney Bruce Castor said.
By Donna Provencher - February 09, 2021
Experts, including a top GOP lawyer, have pushed back on Republican claims that Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is a sham.
By Donna Provencher - February 09, 2021
Polls find less than half of Republicans want Donald Trump to run for president in 2024.
By Donna Provencher - February 09, 2021
The fencing was placed around the Capitol at the recommendation of the acting Capitol Police chief after Trump supporters stormed the building.
By Donna Provencher - February 05, 2021
‘Congress has a proven track record of working together to provide relief for Americans struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,’ Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) tweeted without irony.
By Donna Provencher - February 05, 2021