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A new survey of students in California and across the country finds widespread anxiety around general safety and disaster preparedness. The San Francisco-based nonprofit YouthTruth surveyed almost 200,000 students and 20,000 educators last school year. It found one in five middle and high school students and one in four elementary school...
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The 2026 tax season has officially begun. Millions of taxpayers are preparing to file their federal income tax returns for the 2025 tax year. Paying taxes is important for many reasons. Taxes fund essential public services: roads, bridges, schools, public hospitals, firefighters, police, transportation, health programs, and social assistance....
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One of the main results of the federal government’s reopening agreement was the extension of full benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) until September 30, 2026. Currently, some 42 million people are enrolled in the program, 16% of whom are of Latino origin, which is around 6.7...
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The images were dazzling and moving: the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas, and in response, Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Almost simultaneously, the “first phase” of a peace plan brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey was signed, intended to end one...
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Getting the correct treatment for bronchiectasis, a chronic lung condition affecting 350,000 to 500,000 adults nationwide, is necessary to slow disease progression and help prevent further damage to the airways. The American Lung Association, with support from Boehringer Ingelheim, is raising awareness about the need for early diagnosis and...
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Matt Drange CalMatters Un querido profesor detenido por prostitución de menores. Un entrenador condenado por abusos sexuales. Un distrito escolar condenado por un jurado a pagar varios millones de dólares por no proteger a sus alumnos. El constante bombardeo de historias en los últimos años sobre el abuso sexual...
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Matt Drange CalMatters A beloved teacher arrested for soliciting a minor. A coach convicted of sexual abuse. A school district hit with a multi-million-dollar jury verdict for failing to protect students. The steady drumbeat of stories in recent years about educator sexual abuse in K-12 school districts across California...
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For many years, crime has been a constant companion for those of us who live or work in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Although several areas of the city are now havens of the gentrification that has spread over the past 20 years, we know which places not to...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Less than a year after “Dreamers” were first allowed to sign up for Covered California health insurance, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are about to lose their health care coverage. In California, that means about 2,300 Dreamers must find health insurance elsewhere...
A new survey of students in California and across the country finds widespread anxiety around general safety and disaster preparedness. The San Francisco-based nonprofit YouthTruth surveyed almost 200,000 students and 20,000 educators last school year. It found one in five middle and high school students and one in four elementary school...
The 2026 tax season has officially begun. Millions of taxpayers are preparing to file their federal income tax returns for the 2025 tax year. Paying taxes is important for many reasons. Taxes fund essential public services: roads, bridges, schools, public hospitals, firefighters, police, transportation, health programs, and social assistance....
One of the main results of the federal government’s reopening agreement was the extension of full benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) until September 30, 2026. Currently, some 42 million people are enrolled in the program, 16% of whom are of Latino origin, which is around 6.7...
The images were dazzling and moving: the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas, and in response, Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Almost simultaneously, the “first phase” of a peace plan brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey was signed, intended to end one...
Getting the correct treatment for bronchiectasis, a chronic lung condition affecting 350,000 to 500,000 adults nationwide, is necessary to slow disease progression and help prevent further damage to the airways. The American Lung Association, with support from Boehringer Ingelheim, is raising awareness about the need for early diagnosis and...
Matt Drange CalMatters Un querido profesor detenido por prostitución de menores. Un entrenador condenado por abusos sexuales. Un distrito escolar condenado por un jurado a pagar varios millones de dólares por no proteger a sus alumnos. El constante bombardeo de historias en los últimos años sobre el abuso sexual...
Matt Drange CalMatters A beloved teacher arrested for soliciting a minor. A coach convicted of sexual abuse. A school district hit with a multi-million-dollar jury verdict for failing to protect students. The steady drumbeat of stories in recent years about educator sexual abuse in K-12 school districts across California...
For many years, crime has been a constant companion for those of us who live or work in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Although several areas of the city are now havens of the gentrification that has spread over the past 20 years, we know which places not to...
Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Less than a year after “Dreamers” were first allowed to sign up for Covered California health insurance, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are about to lose their health care coverage. In California, that means about 2,300 Dreamers must find health insurance elsewhere...