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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,...
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Según los grupos que luchan por una mejor regulación, el sector de la contratación de personal en California está plagado de fraudes. California tiene el mercado de personal temporal más grande de Estados Unidos, con cientos de miles de trabajadores temporales y miles de millones en ingresos anuales, pero...
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The staffing industry in California is rife with fraud, according to groups fighting for better regulation. California has the largest temporary staffing market in the U.S., with hundreds of thousands of temps and billions in annual revenue, yet it remains largely unregulated. Jennifer Lentz Snyder, a retired prosecutor representing...
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Sesenta y cuatro grupos que representan causas relacionadas con los derechos civiles, la defensa del consumidor y la responsabilidad tecnológica se han unido para luchar contra la desregulación del sector de la inteligencia artificial. La Tech Equity Collaborative ha firmado una carta dirigida a los miembros del Congreso en...
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Sixty-four groups representing causes related to civil rights, consumer advocacy and tech accountability are banding together to fight deregulation of the artificial intelligence industry. The Tech Equity Collaborative has signed a letter to members of Congress, opposing a bill that would allow financial firms to deploy artificial intelligence without regulatory oversight or...