• Racial gaps persist for Montana’s Indigenous foster care youth

    New research shows Indigenous youth comprise more than a third of the children in Montana’s foster care system, despite making up a far smaller segment of the state’s overall population. Researchers said addressing the problem is challenging. Data from the National Center for Juvenile Justice show the number of Indigenous...
  • Las Profecías de Garabandal

    En sus múltiples apariciones milagrosas, La Virgen María ha venido anunciando mensajes, de todo aquello que ha de acontecer, lastimosamente estos mensajes se han tratado de ocultar lo máximo posible. Pero no hay nada oculto entre el cielo y la tierra. La Virgen anuncia el final de un ciclo...
  • How is AI Threatening Ethnic Voters?

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services  At a Friday, July 12 Ethnic Media Services briefing, digital media transparency and political watchdog experts monitoring the rise of AI-generated disinformation discussed prospective challenges to ethnic voters in this year’s national and local elections, and suggested policy and initiatives to fight the issue....
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Styrofoam Ban?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic foam, better known under its brand name of Styrofoam, has been used for insulation, packaging and foodware (cups, takeout containers, etc.) for decades. Also known as expanded polystyrene, the foam is made from a carcinogenic chemical called styrene. The material remains prevalent...
  • 10 years later, California may finally allow undocumented immigrants cell service subsidies

    Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week that all Californians should have access to a state cell phone service subsidy program, even if they don’t have a Social Security number or can’t immediately provide one. Earlier this year, CalMatters reported that the LifeLine application still asks...
  • Latinos, renters and presidential politics could extend L.A.’s lurch to the political left

    Jim Newton CalMatters Demography, politics and the unintended consequences of civic reforms have pushed Los Angeles to the left, creating an electorate hostile to Republicans and shaping the prospects of candidates and causes this November and beyond. That broad, historic trend may get an added boost this election cycle...
  • Good-gov groups promote National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

    August 1 was National Poll Worker Recruitment Day – and county elections offices across California are staffing up. The event was established by the Election Assistance Commission in 2020 to combat a shortage of poll workers. Kim Alexander, president and founder of the California Voter Foundation, said there are a number...
  • CA group fights stigma for Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 

    July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the challenges ethnic and racial minorities face when it comes to mental health care. The Food and Drug Administration says barriers include a lack of health insurance and less access to treatment. Lisa Pion-Berlin, president and CEO...
  • El “increíble” desenlace de las elecciones en Venezuela

    Si despojáramos de nombre y apellido al protagonista de la siguiente puesta en escena, usted concluiría que se trata de una tragicomedia, digna de un teatro de tercera, en una república bananera. En el primer acto de esta puesta en escena, el autócrata local, un exchofer de autobús, convertido...
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