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  • AZ Latino Leaders Slam Arpaio’s Run for Senate

    Suzanne Potter Public News Service PHOENIX – Groups that fought to kick former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of office are now mobilizing to defeat him in his bid this November for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old Arpaio lost his job of...
  • More White Americans Feel They’re Victims of Bias

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The number of white Americans who believe they face discrimination is on the rise. According to a recent poll, 55 percent of white Americans believe their group experiences racial discrimination. Clara Wilkins, an assistant professor of psychology at Wesleyan University who...
  • Raising Minimum Wage Helps Teens, Their Families

    Andrea Sears Public News Service BOSTON – A new study from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says raising the minimum wage has little impact on teen unemployment, but can have a big impact on teens and their families. On Monday, 18 states saw their minimum wages increase, but Massachusetts wasn’t...
  • The ABCs of Trump’s Political Demise

    Alon Ben-Meir As we approach the end of Trump’s first year in office, it seems appropriate to survey his performance and his outlook for the future. But right at the onset, one cannot escape the conclusion that, unlike any other of his predecessors, he is a weird and wild...
  • Q&A: Meet the Founder Behind the App that Helps Farmworkers’ Health

    The “Calor” App Brings Knowledge and Wellness to the Fields Arturo Hilario El Observador Faith Estella Florez is a senior at La Cañada High School and she wants to change the conditions of farmworkers across the country. Growing up in the Central Valley, she saw up close the strenuous...
  • The Ticking Tax Bomb

    As it stands, the Republican tax bill will do more harm to the average American through its hidden incentives and repeals Arturo Hilario El Observador The Trump Administration wants a sizeable win before the end of the year, and they’ve focused on something that is the most probable candidate...
  • Haitian Community Vows to Fight as Trump Moves to Terminate Legal Status

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California is home to some 16,000 Haitians who have now been given less than two years to pack up and leave – or find a way to get legal status – as the Trump administration decided on Tuesday to end Temporary...
  • Experts: Senate Tax Bill Socks It to Many California Taxpayers

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Analysts say the tax bill moving quickly through Congress benefits corporations, rich professionals and wealthy families – at the expense of the deficit and ultimately everyone else. Republicans have promised that the tax bill would raise wages. But they admit the bill...
  • Una adolescente crea la primera aplicación vestible del país para prevenir las muertes de trabajadores agrícolas por enfermedades provocadas por el calor

    PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE SHAFTER, California. – Luchando para reducir los elevados números de enfermedades y muertes por calor entre los trabajadores agrícolas en su amado Valle Central, una adolescente preocupada de California ha creado una aplicación para conectar a granjeros, contratistas y trabajadores agrícolas a través de relojes Apple,...
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