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New short comic books provide tips for Oregonians who are dealing with debt collection while highlighting the state’s recent gains in consumer rights. With the passage of last year’s Family Financial Protection Act, Oregonians are more protected from unfair debt collection practices, including wage garnishment. Michelle Luedtke, communications and engagement director for...
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Marisa Kendall CalMatters Durante meses, ciudades de todo el estado han intensificado la represión de las personas que duermen en tiendas de campaña en la calle. Ahora, algunas se centran en un nuevo objetivo: Las personas que viven en vehículos. Un lunes por la tarde, Wayne Gardiner, de 58...
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Marisa Kendall CalMatters For months, cities around the state have ramped up enforcement against people sleeping in tents on the street. Now, some are focusing on a new target: People who live in vehicles. Wayne Gardiner, 58, watched his home of 20 years roll onto the back of a flatbed tow...
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The median emergency savings for Americans is $500, according to new Empower research. The size of the safety net varies by generation, with Boomers saving a median of $2,000 – five times that of Gen Z’s reserves of $400. One-third of Americans (32%) don’t have an emergency savings fund...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn and Cayla Mihalovich CalMatters El fiscal general Rob Bonta presentó el lunes 18 de agosto la 39.ª demanda de California contra la administración Trump , impugnando los nuevos requisitos de aplicación de la ley migratoria que impuso a la financiación federal para las víctimas de delitos. Se esperaba que los estados recibieran...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn and Cayla Mihalovich CalMatters Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday August 18 filed California’s 39th lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging new immigration enforcement requirements it placed on federal funding for crime victims. States were set to receive more than $1.2 billion in federal crime victim funding this year, with California...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters As President Donald Trump ramps up immigration enforcement, targeting immigrants at workplaces and street corners across California, his administration is turning its attention to adult students. In a memo earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education said adult students without legal status must be banned from federally...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Diecisiete organizaciones de apoyo a las víctimas y supervivientes de la violencia doméstica han presentado conjuntamente una demanda contra la fiscal general Pam Bondi y el Departamento de Justicia, alegando que los nuevos requisitos de certificación menoscaban su capacidad para prestar servicios a todos...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Seventeen organizations that support victims and survivors of domestic violence have jointly filed a lawsuit against US Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department, saying that new certification requirements impair their ability to provide services to all who need them. Shortly after taking...