Author Archives: sshakir
Extra Edition: Helping People Enroll and Stay in Medi-Cal.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 PROGRAM # 10344 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Helping People Enroll and Stay in Medi-Cal. Community health organizations in California are ramping up activities to reach out to people who could benefit from a new state law that gives all immigrants access to full scope Medi-Cal. Many are facing challenges to enroll […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 PROGRAM # 10345 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. USCIS announced it is extending work permits for 360 days for many immigrants while renewals are pending. Meantime, members of Congress, immigrant activists and business leaders are calling on President Biden to use use his authority to unite families and extend work permits to […]
Tax Day. Also, Biden on Tax Plans. And Financial inclusion of Latinos.
MONDAY, APRIL 15 PROGRAM # 10343 12:00 PM PT Tax Day. On Tax Day, financial advisors share news and last-minute tips on tax returns. Also, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched the new Direct File Pilot Program, to file their taxes directly with the IRS, including a new Spanish […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12 PROGRAM # 10342 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. This week, the three Mexican presidential candidates Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz and Jorge Alvarez Maynez faced off for the first of three 2024 presidential debates. For the first time in history, Mexico’s presidential debates were broadcast with simultaneous interpretation in the Mayan, […]
Extra Edition: Proposition 1, and Drug and Overdose Treatment.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11 PROGRAM # 10340 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Proposition 1, and Drug and Overdose Treatment. California voters recently approved Proposition 1, an initiative that seeks to overhaul mental health care, spend on housing and drug treatment programs, and get homeless people off the streets. Analysts explain the ballot measure and the details […]
National Poetry Month.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11 PROGRAM # 10341 12:00 PM PT National Poetry Month. A group of outstanding poets joins this edition on occasion of National Poetry Month to celebrate poetry, play with words and engage listeners in reflecting on their experience and create letters. What’s the value, power and contribution of poetry to the wellbeing of […]
School Funding and College Aid.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 PROGRAM # 10339 12:00 PM PT School Funding and College Aid. A proposed state budget in Colorado boosts funding for K-12 schools and higher education, capping tuition hikes at state universities. In more news, as college enrollment begins, many students are still wondering whether they’ll have the needed financial aid to pay […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 PROGRAM # 10338 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. As the election season unfolds, political candidates are more and more filling their campaign rhetoric with claims of a “migrant crime wave” and a “border bloodbath.” Social media and brochures are flooded with news and messages about “illegal immigrants” who are committing violent crimes […]
Extra Edition: Transferring to Full-Scope Medi-Cal: What to do? (Program Repeat)
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 PROGRAM # 10337 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: From Emergency Medi-Cal to Full-Scope Medi-Cal. (Program Repeat). Under a new California law, comprehensive Medi-Cal is now available to all people, including the undocumented. People currently on emergency Medi-Cal benefits will automatically transition into full-scope Medi-Cal. What do Medi-Cal enrollees need to know and […]
Gridlock on Farm Bill.
MONDAY, APRIL 8 PROGRAM # 10336 12:00 PM PT Gridlock on Farm Bill. The new Farm Bill is facing headwinds in Congress. Republicans who oppose increased spending in climate-related conservation farming practices and anti-hunger, food-assistance programs, are pushing to switch funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (“the largest investment in conservation on farming in a […]
