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As New York’s 2026 legislative session begins, a bill mandating kids statewide be taught about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is being reintroduced. This comes as public views on it have softened and a new investigation into the attacks begins this year. The legislation was initially introduced in 2025 with some positive feedback....
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Teaching young people about climate change is essential if future generations are understand and be prepared for the extreme weather and environmental disruptions that are accelerating. Integrating climate literacy into higher education can ensure that students, no matter their major, gain the tools...
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A new policy on postmarks just took effect in California and across the country, one voting rights groups said will cause many ballots in rural areas to be rejected. The change means mail will not be postmarked when it is first received at the local post office. It will now be...
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Yue Stella Yu CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom opened this year with a rosy forecast: Buoyed by $17 billion more in revenue than previously planned, the state would have a modest surplus of $363 million for fiscal year 2025-26, he told reporters in January. But life turns on a dime. The...
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Texans younger than 18 years old are impacted the most by the state’s abortion ban, according to a research paper published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study was conducted after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8 in 2021. It compares abortion statistics from September 2020 to May 2021 to...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media For decades, U.S. public health policy has treated hepatitis B vaccination at birth as non-negotiable: every newborn, regardless of maternal risk factors, receives a first dose within 24 hours of life. The approach mirrors global guidance from the World Health Organization and has been...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more than $5 billion in early childhood education. But kindergarten, a staple of elementary schools for more than a century, remains optional. Despite nearly a half dozen...
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New California laws going into effect in 2026 are intended to bring positive change to schools on a range of issues. One bill requires schools to notify parents when immigration officers come onto a campus. Another prohibits the disclosure of student or parent data without the family’s consent unless ICE has a judicial...
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La captura de Nicolás Maduro y su esposa Cilia Flores por fuerzas estadounidenses y su traslado a Nueva York para enfrentar cargos de narcoterrorismo marca un punto de inflexión histórico con un eco inmediato en la diáspora venezolana en Estados Unidos. En enclaves del exilio como Miami y Doral,...
As New York’s 2026 legislative session begins, a bill mandating kids statewide be taught about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is being reintroduced. This comes as public views on it have softened and a new investigation into the attacks begins this year. The legislation was initially introduced in 2025 with some positive feedback....
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Teaching young people about climate change is essential if future generations are understand and be prepared for the extreme weather and environmental disruptions that are accelerating. Integrating climate literacy into higher education can ensure that students, no matter their major, gain the tools...
A new policy on postmarks just took effect in California and across the country, one voting rights groups said will cause many ballots in rural areas to be rejected. The change means mail will not be postmarked when it is first received at the local post office. It will now be...
Yue Stella Yu CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom opened this year with a rosy forecast: Buoyed by $17 billion more in revenue than previously planned, the state would have a modest surplus of $363 million for fiscal year 2025-26, he told reporters in January. But life turns on a dime. The...
Texans younger than 18 years old are impacted the most by the state’s abortion ban, according to a research paper published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study was conducted after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8 in 2021. It compares abortion statistics from September 2020 to May 2021 to...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media For decades, U.S. public health policy has treated hepatitis B vaccination at birth as non-negotiable: every newborn, regardless of maternal risk factors, receives a first dose within 24 hours of life. The approach mirrors global guidance from the World Health Organization and has been...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more than $5 billion in early childhood education. But kindergarten, a staple of elementary schools for more than a century, remains optional. Despite nearly a half dozen...
New California laws going into effect in 2026 are intended to bring positive change to schools on a range of issues. One bill requires schools to notify parents when immigration officers come onto a campus. Another prohibits the disclosure of student or parent data without the family’s consent unless ICE has a judicial...
La captura de Nicolás Maduro y su esposa Cilia Flores por fuerzas estadounidenses y su traslado a Nueva York para enfrentar cargos de narcoterrorismo marca un punto de inflexión histórico con un eco inmediato en la diáspora venezolana en Estados Unidos. En enclaves del exilio como Miami y Doral,...