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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Los consumidores estadounidenses están sintiendo el peso del plan de aranceles globales del presidente Donald Trump, tanto en la caja como en el mercado laboral. “Los aranceles son un impuesto sobre los bienes de consumo, y en particular para bienes como la ropa, la...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media American consumers are feeling the burden of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs plan, both at the checkout counter and in the labor market. “Tariffs are a tax on consumer goods, and in particular for goods like clothing, electronics, coffee, furniture, and toys,” said Dr....
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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...
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At least 135 people have died due to recent flooding in Texas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, northwest of San Antonio. Texas has a history of significant flood-related deaths, and the state leads the nation in flood deaths, but a natural disaster can happen to anyone. If...
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Ahorrar para un pago inicial es una de las mayores barreras para comprar una casa, pero no tiene por qué serlo. No solo los programas de asistencia para el pago inicial estan ayudando a las personas a convertirse en proprietarios de vivienda, sino que algunos programas hipotecarios también hacen...
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Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest barriers to buying a home, but it doesn’t have to be. Not only are down payment assistance programs helping people unlock homeownership, but some mortgage programs make it possible to put down as little as 3%. Here’s what to...
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With the enactment of the mega fiscal and immigration package, stricter work requirements are included to be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. SNAP was designed to help low-income individuals and families purchase nutritious food. More than 42 million people benefit. Approximately...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters In Kern County, the first rule in counting homeless students is not saying “homeless.” Instead, school staff use phrases like “struggling with stable housing” or “families in transition.” The approach seems to have worked: More families are sharing their housing status with their children’s schools, which...
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Nigel Duara & Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Una mañana de viernes de junio, una serie de llamadas frenéticas sacaron a Carlos de un profundo sueño. Cuando llegó a una fábrica de ropa del centro de Los Ángeles, poco después de las 10 de la mañana, su hermano estaba encadenado. Agentes de una...