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California companies making compostable packaging materials said their products could make a huge dent in the problem of plastic pollution but only with changes to state and federal policy. California passed Senate Bill 54 in 2022. It requires single-use packaging and plastic foodware to be either recyclable or compostable...
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The American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association are suing the Trump administration over a threat of funding cuts and investigations of schools that integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into their policies or lessons. The letter schools received purports to reinforce anti-discrimination laws – but casts efforts...
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As anticipated, the administration of President Donald Trump has intensified its “targeted” immigration policy actions with detentions in cities like Chicago and repatriations in military aircraft. The priority of immigration agencies like the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are those migrants who represent a risk to public safety or...
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Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services La desigualdad de ingresos está en su punto más alto en Estados Unidos, pero las políticas progresistas que dan más influencia a los trabajadores podrían revertir décadas de crecimiento salarial estancado, especialmente para los trabajadores de bajos ingresos. “Cuando pienso en el sueño americano,...
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Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Income inequality is at an all time high in the US, but progressive policies that give more leverage to workers could reverse decades of stagnant wage growth, especially for lower-income workers. “When I think about the American dream, I think about people being able...
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President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Jan. 10 to discuss the U.S.-Mexico-Canada relationship. The meeting focused heavily on immigration. In this interview, Ariel Ruiz Soto, policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute discusses the summit, and significant policy changes...
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East Side Union High School District announced this week an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for 2022-2023 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Andrew P...
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Surprisingly, the Supreme Court of Justice endorsed the decision of the administration of President Joe Biden to put an end to one of the most controversial relics of the Trump era, the “Stay in Mexico” policy, or as it is known bureaucratically, the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). According to...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new report on the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard shows multiple ways the policy has had major unintended consequences for the environment. Researchers from University of California-Davis, Kansas State University and the University of Wisconsin found that promoting the biofuel ethanol drove up...
California companies making compostable packaging materials said their products could make a huge dent in the problem of plastic pollution but only with changes to state and federal policy. California passed Senate Bill 54 in 2022. It requires single-use packaging and plastic foodware to be either recyclable or compostable...
The American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association are suing the Trump administration over a threat of funding cuts and investigations of schools that integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into their policies or lessons. The letter schools received purports to reinforce anti-discrimination laws – but casts efforts...
As anticipated, the administration of President Donald Trump has intensified its “targeted” immigration policy actions with detentions in cities like Chicago and repatriations in military aircraft. The priority of immigration agencies like the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are those migrants who represent a risk to public safety or...
Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services La desigualdad de ingresos está en su punto más alto en Estados Unidos, pero las políticas progresistas que dan más influencia a los trabajadores podrían revertir décadas de crecimiento salarial estancado, especialmente para los trabajadores de bajos ingresos. “Cuando pienso en el sueño americano,...
Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Income inequality is at an all time high in the US, but progressive policies that give more leverage to workers could reverse decades of stagnant wage growth, especially for lower-income workers. “When I think about the American dream, I think about people being able...
President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Jan. 10 to discuss the U.S.-Mexico-Canada relationship. The meeting focused heavily on immigration. In this interview, Ariel Ruiz Soto, policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute discusses the summit, and significant policy changes...
East Side Union High School District announced this week an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for 2022-2023 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Andrew P...
Surprisingly, the Supreme Court of Justice endorsed the decision of the administration of President Joe Biden to put an end to one of the most controversial relics of the Trump era, the “Stay in Mexico” policy, or as it is known bureaucratically, the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). According to...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new report on the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard shows multiple ways the policy has had major unintended consequences for the environment. Researchers from University of California-Davis, Kansas State University and the University of Wisconsin found that promoting the biofuel ethanol drove up...