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It was time for good news for our migrant community. During fiscal year 2023, a total of 874,500 immigrants became citizens of the United States. There is no doubt that the officials and employees of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) deserve applause for having achieved the...
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So, you made a New Year’s resolution to add more better-for-you foods into your daily routine – but have you figured out what those new foods are going to be yet? One of the biggest challenges with improving eating habits is finding great options that you enjoy – this...
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SACRAMENTO —Covered California announced this week that it will give consumers until Feb. 9 to sign up for coverage in 2024. “We’ve seen record-breaking enrollment nationally, and Covered California is surging with heightened demand,” said Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman. “We want any Californian who needs health insurance...
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Cada vez más californianos van a la universidad y obtienen un título de asociado o superior, pero persisten las diferencias raciales, según un nuevo informe. Investigadores de la Universidad de Georgetown descubrieron que la obtención de títulos aumento casi un 6% entre 2010 y 2020. Pero la brecha entre adultos...
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More and more Californians are going to college, earning an associate degree or higher but racial gaps persist, according to a new report. Researchers from Georgetown University found degree attainment went up almost 6% between 2010 and 2020 but the gap between white adults and Latino or Black adults getting...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters Más de un año después de que los colegios comunitarios de California recibieran $650 millones en dinero de ayuda estatal por el COVID-19, las escuelas han gastado menos del 20% de ese dinero. Las universidades dicen que necesitan desesperadamente el dinero, pero que se muestran reacias...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters More than a year after California community colleges received $650 million in state COVID-19 relief money, schools have spent less than 20% of it. Colleges say they desperately need the money, but that they are reluctant to spend it because of ongoing uncertainty surrounding the state’s...
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La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos está considerando un nuevo proyecto de ley que modernizaría la Línea Federal de Pobreza, que no se ha actualizado sustancialmente desde la década de 1960. Muchos programas de ayuda como CalFresh, Head Star y Medi-Cal están vinculados a la LFP y aumentar...
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The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a new bill that would modernize the Federal Poverty Line, which hasn’t been substantially updated since the 1960s. Many aid programs such as CalFresh, Head Start and Medi-Cal are pegged to the FPL – and raising the maximum people can make would help...