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Dolores Huerta, who died last week at age 96, spent seven decades advancing human rights one cause at a time. Huerta was born in the historic mining camp of Dawson, New Mexico, in 1930, and went on to become one of America’s most influential labor and civil rights leaders....
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Xavier Becerra is California’s next governor after easily securing a victory that ensures Democrats continue their 16-year streak controlling the state. With nearly half the votes counted, the former attorney general and U.S. health secretary had 65% of the vote, while Republican Steve Hilton, a former...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Xavier Becerra es el próximo gobernador de California tras conseguir una victoria contundente que garantiza que los demócratas continúen su racha de 16 años controlando el estado. Con casi la mitad de los votos escrutados, el ex fiscal general y secretario de salud de EE. UU....
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La histórica elección en Michigan del primer senador musulmán del país está generando reacciones entre la comunidad judía del estado. El demócrata Abdul El-Sayed derrotó al republicano Mike Rogers tras una campaña polémica marcada por tensiones religiosas y políticas. La elección tiene un significado especial en el sureste de...
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Michigan’s historic election of the nation’s first Muslim U.S. senator is drawing reaction from the state’s Jewish community. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers following a contentious campaign marked by religious and political tensions. The election carries particular significance in southeast Michigan, where Dearborn is the nation’s first...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters The Nov. 3 ballot is long and filled with consequential races. But one thing most voters in California won’t see: much ado about school boards. About half of California’s school board candidates are most likely running unopposed, according to a recent USC report, leaving a dearth...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters La papeleta del 3 de noviembre es extensa y está repleta de contiendas trascendentales. Pero hay algo que la mayoría de los votantes de California no verán: mucho revuelo en torno a las juntas escolares. Según un informe reciente de la USC , es muy probable...
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Según un nuevo estudio, familias inmigrantes de California y todo Estados Unidos están sufriendo en varios frentes debido a la represión de la administración Trump. Investigadores del Centro para el Estudio de Política Social y The Children’s Partnership entrevistaron a trabajadores de salud comunitarios y otros proveedores de primera...
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Immigrant families in California and across the U.S. are suffering on a number of fronts due to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a new study. Researchers from the nonprofit Center for the Study of Social Policy and The Children’s Partnership interviewed community health workers and other frontline...