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Selen Ozturk American Community Media Con el inicio de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA el 11 de junio, los defensores de los derechos civiles advierten de que un torneo internacional que se presenta como el más inclusivo de la historia corre el riesgo de convertirse en escenario de...
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Selen Ozturk American Community Media With the FIFA World Cup to open June 11, civil advocates warn that an international tournament billed as the most inclusive in history risks becoming a backdrop for serious rights violations on American soil. The United States will host 78 of the 48-team tournament’s...
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Los legisladores de Sacramento están evaluando una serie de recortes a programas que atienden a los californianos de edad avanzada, mientras las negociaciones presupuestarias llegan a su fin. La revisión presupuestaria presentada en mayo por el gobernador Gavin Newsom reduciría los fondos destinados a la atención domiciliaria. También establecería que las...
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Lawmakers in Sacramento are considering a range of cuts to programs that serve older Californians as budget negotiations draw to a close. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision would trim funds for in-home care. It also would make victims of elder abuse eligible for help at age 65 instead of 60....
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Three new bills before California lawmakers aim to end practices within the justice system that some groups argue amount to the criminalization of poverty. Debt Free Justice California is a coalition of legal advocates, policy experts and movement-building organizations working to advance racial and economic justice. Brandon Greene, director...
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Experts in health-care policy are speaking out against further Medicaid cuts once Congress returns from its spring recess to work on a second budget reconciliation package. The legislation will fund the Iran war and the Department of Homeland Security. Last summer, Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid in their...
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Los grupos que defienden a la comunidad LGBTQ+ están criticando duramente una decisión del Tribunal Supremo del 30 de marzo que anula una ley de Colorado que prohibía la terapia de conversión para menores. El juez Neil Gorsuch, en nombre de la mayoría, argumentó que el proyecto de ley...
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Groups advocating for the LGBTQ+ community are slamming a March 30 Supreme Court decision overturning a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors. Justice Neil Gorsuch argued for the majority the bill violated therapists’ First Amendment free speech rights. Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for the group Equality California, said conversion...
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Congress is considering whether to renew a program that funds the construction of safe wildlife crossings in California and across the nation. The culverts and overpass bridges help animals get past roads that block their migration in search of mates, food or water and seasonal habitat. Mike Leahy, senior director for wildlife,...
Selen Ozturk American Community Media Con el inicio de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA el 11 de junio, los defensores de los derechos civiles advierten de que un torneo internacional que se presenta como el más inclusivo de la historia corre el riesgo de convertirse en escenario de...
Selen Ozturk American Community Media With the FIFA World Cup to open June 11, civil advocates warn that an international tournament billed as the most inclusive in history risks becoming a backdrop for serious rights violations on American soil. The United States will host 78 of the 48-team tournament’s...
Los legisladores de Sacramento están evaluando una serie de recortes a programas que atienden a los californianos de edad avanzada, mientras las negociaciones presupuestarias llegan a su fin. La revisión presupuestaria presentada en mayo por el gobernador Gavin Newsom reduciría los fondos destinados a la atención domiciliaria. También establecería que las...
Lawmakers in Sacramento are considering a range of cuts to programs that serve older Californians as budget negotiations draw to a close. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision would trim funds for in-home care. It also would make victims of elder abuse eligible for help at age 65 instead of 60....
Three new bills before California lawmakers aim to end practices within the justice system that some groups argue amount to the criminalization of poverty. Debt Free Justice California is a coalition of legal advocates, policy experts and movement-building organizations working to advance racial and economic justice. Brandon Greene, director...
Experts in health-care policy are speaking out against further Medicaid cuts once Congress returns from its spring recess to work on a second budget reconciliation package. The legislation will fund the Iran war and the Department of Homeland Security. Last summer, Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid in their...
Los grupos que defienden a la comunidad LGBTQ+ están criticando duramente una decisión del Tribunal Supremo del 30 de marzo que anula una ley de Colorado que prohibía la terapia de conversión para menores. El juez Neil Gorsuch, en nombre de la mayoría, argumentó que el proyecto de ley...
Groups advocating for the LGBTQ+ community are slamming a March 30 Supreme Court decision overturning a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors. Justice Neil Gorsuch argued for the majority the bill violated therapists’ First Amendment free speech rights. Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for the group Equality California, said conversion...
Congress is considering whether to renew a program that funds the construction of safe wildlife crossings in California and across the nation. The culverts and overpass bridges help animals get past roads that block their migration in search of mates, food or water and seasonal habitat. Mike Leahy, senior director for wildlife,...