• Latinos, votes and environment

    During 2023, the United States witnessed extreme climatic phenomena. As storms, hurricanes, wildfires, and extreme heat affected the entire country, their effects were uneven and most detrimental to communities of color. Since the beginning of this month, the United States has experienced 25 meteorological and climatic disasters that have...
  • Latinos, votaciones y medio ambiente

    Durante el 2023, Estados Unidos fue testigo de devastadores fenómenos climáticos extremos. Como tormentas, huracanes, incendios forestales y calor extremo afectaron el país entero, sus efectos fueron desiguales y más perjudiciales para las comunidades de color. Hasta inicios de este mes, Estados Unidos ha experimentado 25 desastres meteorológicos y climáticos...
  • La inseguridad alimentaria de California aumenta a medida que finaliza la ayuda por la pandemia 

    Jeanne Kuang CalMatters La inseguridad alimentaria en California aumentó durante el año pasado, lo que llevó la proporción de dificultades a los niveles iniciales de la pandemia de COVID-19, según datos publicados por la Asociación de Bancos de Alimentos de California el martes. “Las familias están comprando menos alimentos”,...
  • California’s food insecurity rises as pandemic aid ends

    Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Food insecurity in California ticked upward over the past year, bringing the share of hardship back up to levels early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by the California Association of Food Banks on Tuesday. “Families are buying less food,” said May Lynn Tan,...
  • California gas tax revenue will drop by $6 billion, threatening roads

    Alejandro Lazo CalMatters La financiación de California procedente de los impuestos a la gasolina se reducirá en casi $6 mil millones en la próxima década debido a las reglas estatales sobre automóviles eléctricos y otros programas climáticos, “probablemente resultando en una disminución de las condiciones de las carreteras para...
  • California gas tax revenue will drop by $6 billion, threatening roads

    Alejandro Lazo CalMatters California’s funding from gas taxes will drop by nearly $6 billion in the next decade due to the state’s electric car rules and other climate programs, “likely resulting in a decline in highway conditions for drivers,” according to a new state analysis released today. As California phases...
  • Resumen del año: California cae en déficit presupuestario

    Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Dos cosas aparentemente diametralmente opuestas eran ciertas sobre el presupuesto de California en 2023. El estado tuvo que reducir su gasto, ya que enfrentó un déficit de casi $32 mil millones para 2023-24. No obstante, el plan de gasto final para el fondo general seguía siendo el segundo...
  • Year in review: California descends into budget deficit

    Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Two seemingly diametrically opposed things were both true about California’s budget in 2023. The state had to pare down its spending as it confronted a nearly $32 billion deficit for 2023-24. Nonetheless, the final spending plan for the general fund was still the second largest on record — $308 billion...
  • Is Texas seeking to legalize racism with new SB4 Law?

    Exactly 23 years ago, Arizona sought to implement Bill SB 1070, the most radical Bill up to that point in the history of the United States. Shortly before coming into effect, a judge stopped its most controversial measures, and shortly after, the Supreme Court rejected its most extreme clauses...
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