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Montana’s Indigenous population is pushing back against efforts to limit ballot collection on tribal lands. Many members of the state’s seven tribes live several hours from the nearest polling place. The Montana Supreme Court has ruled two laws make it prohibitive for people living on reservations to reach a...
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Concert and sports fans across the country are expressing growing frustration over rising ticket prices and hidden fees. In response, Congress is considering the TICKET Act, a bipartisan bill which aims to increase transparency by requiring ticket sellers to display all fees upfront. Sally Greenberg, executive director of the National...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters La mayoría de las tortillas y productos de masa de maíz que se venden en California pronto tendrán que incluir un ingrediente adicional, que se considera clave durante el embarazo. ¿El objetivo? Aumentar la ingesta de ácido fólico entre las latinas en edad reproductiva. El...
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Felicia Mello CalMatters Tenants in California will have twice as much time to respond to eviction notices and potentially avoid losing their homes under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. The new law comes amid a statewide housing crisis, and after a surge in evictions followed...
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During National Hispanic American Heritage Month, financial experts are speaking out to help Latino families build wealth. Federal data show that more than a quarter of Latino consumers in the U.S. have no recent credit history, making them “credit invisible” and unlikely to qualify for a loan. Jorge Lopez Colunga,...
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October is Health Literacy Month – so experts are educating people on an important indicator of health – cholesterol. Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, leads to a buildup of plaque in your arteries, which can cause a heart attack or stroke, the number one and four leading causes of...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters In her fifth grade class in a Los Angeles school, on a day when outdoor temperatures reached 116 degrees, the heat gave Lilian Chin a headache. The air conditioner in her classroom was broken. Her fingers felt numb and she vomited in class, according to her mother....
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Qué casualidad. Exactamente a cinco semanas de las elecciones del 5 de noviembre, al presidente Joe Biden se le ocurrió que era el mejor momento de endurecer aún más las restricciones al derecho de asilo y afectar a las personas más vulnerables. ¿Será casualidad que la candidata presidencial demócrata...
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Once again we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month which was established to highlight the contributions of Americans who have roots in Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean. According to the Office of Arts and Archives of the United States House of Representatives,...