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As many Americans begin to recover physically, socially and financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential to pay attention to who isn’t on the mend. Time and time again, Black women are the last to recover from economic recessions, due to a combination of institutional racism and sexism, and...
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The pandemic changed the way we vote in California, and some reforms made voting patterns more equitable, while others did not, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California. The decision to send mail-in ballots to all registered voters narrowed the gap between groups often turning out...
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La pandemia cambio la forma en que votamos en California, y algunas reformas hicieron que los patrones de votación fueran más equitativos, mientras que otras no, según un nuevo estudio del Public Policy Institute de California. La decisión de enviar boletas por correo a todos los votantes registrados redujo la brecha entre los...
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A suspect in connection with the shooting deaths of six people in downtown Sacramento was released from prison less than halfway through his 10-year sentence because of credits earned behind bars, handing Assembly Republicans an opportunity to decry the state’s recent wave of criminal justice reforms. “The violence we...
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Los defensores de la prevención de la violencia armada en Nevada aplauden una nueva regla de la administración Biden para cerrar un vacío legal que permite la proliferación de las llamadas “armas fantasma” imposibles de rastrear. Los kits de piezas de armas sin terminar pronto tendrán que llevar un...
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Gun-violence prevention advocates in Nevada are applauding a new rule by the Biden administration to close a loophole allowing the proliferation of untraceable so-called “ghost guns.” Kits of unfinished gun parts will soon have to carry a serial number, buyers will have to pass a background check and sellers will need...
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Utah’s Legislature has overridden Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of House Bill 11, which now mandates young transgender athletes can play only for teams based on their sex, not their gender identification. Opponents of this type of legislation said it is another way to discriminate against young transgender people, and...
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is on the cusp of being confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. While Iowa’s senior U.S. senator plans to vote against her nomination, others hope her ascendance will resonate around the state. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on...
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The Oracle of Omaha, one of the most successful investors of all time and one of the richest men in the United States, Warren Buffet, shocked the conscience of the country when he declared that his secretary paid more taxes than he did, proportionally speaking. Almost 10 years have...
As many Americans begin to recover physically, socially and financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential to pay attention to who isn’t on the mend. Time and time again, Black women are the last to recover from economic recessions, due to a combination of institutional racism and sexism, and...
The pandemic changed the way we vote in California, and some reforms made voting patterns more equitable, while others did not, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California. The decision to send mail-in ballots to all registered voters narrowed the gap between groups often turning out...
La pandemia cambio la forma en que votamos en California, y algunas reformas hicieron que los patrones de votación fueran más equitativos, mientras que otras no, según un nuevo estudio del Public Policy Institute de California. La decisión de enviar boletas por correo a todos los votantes registrados redujo la brecha entre los...
A suspect in connection with the shooting deaths of six people in downtown Sacramento was released from prison less than halfway through his 10-year sentence because of credits earned behind bars, handing Assembly Republicans an opportunity to decry the state’s recent wave of criminal justice reforms. “The violence we...
Los defensores de la prevención de la violencia armada en Nevada aplauden una nueva regla de la administración Biden para cerrar un vacío legal que permite la proliferación de las llamadas “armas fantasma” imposibles de rastrear. Los kits de piezas de armas sin terminar pronto tendrán que llevar un...
Gun-violence prevention advocates in Nevada are applauding a new rule by the Biden administration to close a loophole allowing the proliferation of untraceable so-called “ghost guns.” Kits of unfinished gun parts will soon have to carry a serial number, buyers will have to pass a background check and sellers will need...
Utah’s Legislature has overridden Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of House Bill 11, which now mandates young transgender athletes can play only for teams based on their sex, not their gender identification. Opponents of this type of legislation said it is another way to discriminate against young transgender people, and...
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is on the cusp of being confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. While Iowa’s senior U.S. senator plans to vote against her nomination, others hope her ascendance will resonate around the state. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on...
The Oracle of Omaha, one of the most successful investors of all time and one of the richest men in the United States, Warren Buffet, shocked the conscience of the country when he declared that his secretary paid more taxes than he did, proportionally speaking. Almost 10 years have...