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Maya C. Miller, Jeremia Kimelman & Mohamed Al Elew CalMatters Two years ago, Chiefer Danks of Rosedale, who works in agriculture, believed the former president would stabilize the economy and make life more affordable again as it was under his first administration. But more than a year into the...
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Extreme heat kills. In Maricopa County, Arizona, 608 heat-related deaths were confirmed in 2024, one of the highest totals on record. And when the cost of protecting oneself from the heat rises faster than wages, the problem ceases to be merely a climate issue and becomes a social crisis....
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El calor extremo mata. En el condado de Maricopa, Arizona, se confirmaron 608 muertes relacionadas con el calor en 2024, uno de los totales más altos registrados. Y cuando el costo de protegerse del calor aumenta más rápido que los salarios, el problema deja de ser climático para convertirse...
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ChrisAnna Mink CalMatters Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided. The measure, from Elk Grove Democratic Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, would compel separated families to enroll in...
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Tfrontado CalMatters A pesar de un objetivo aparentemente intachable —garantizar una manutención infantil adecuada para evitar que los niños caigan en la pobreza—, un proyecto de ley que se está tramitando en la Asamblea estatal ha dividido a legisladores y activistas. La medida, propuesta por la asambleísta demócrata de...
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Nadia Lathan CalMatters The candidates running for lieutenant governor are apt to hint at the post’s largely symbolic and overlooked status when discussing their ambitions for the statewide office. It’s true that California’s lieutenant governor is mostly a ceremonial position. Eleni Kounalakis, who currently holds the position, is next...
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Nadia Lathan CalMatters Los candidatos a vicegobernador suelen aludir al carácter en gran medida simbólico y a menudo ignorado del cargo cuando hablan de sus ambiciones para ocupar dicho puesto a nivel estatal. Es cierto que el cargo de vicegobernador de California es principalmente ceremonial. Eleni Kounalakis, quien actualmente...
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Un programa de reciclaje de basura en casa puede parecer una tarea insignificante frente a los desafíos ambientales globales como el cambio climático. Pero esa percepción es engañosa. La verdadera transformación suele empezar en lo cotidiano, en decisiones aparentemente simples que, acumuladas, generan un impacto significativo. El hogar es...
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A home recycling program may seem insignificant compared to global environmental challenges like climate change. But that perception is misleading. True transformation often begins in the everyday, in seemingly simple decisions that, accumulated, generate a significant impact. The home is the first place where we can exercise control over...