Economy
House Avoids Federal Government Shutdown for Now
Faced with an imminent government shutdown, Democratic and Republican lawmakers approved a last minute temporary extension to keep federal operations open. The extension is for only three weeks…
Extra Edition: Planada, One Year After the Floods
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 PROGRAM # 10293 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Planada, One Year After the Floods. One year after the flooding in Planada, Merced County approved a $20 million fund in state aid. What is the plan to distribute the money among the victims? Also, as new storms hit the area, what’s being done […]
Extra Edition: Poultry Work Turned Deadly. Green Light for a Plan to Reopen Madera Hospital. Neonatal Syphilis on the Rise. Clarifying Misconceptions About Herpes.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 PROGRAM # 10286 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Poultry Work Turned Deadly. Poultry processing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country due to the risk of amputations from heavy machinery, burns from hazardous chemicals and chronic injuries from repetitive motion, according to OSHA, the federal agency that enforces workplace […]
(Español) Propuesta bipartidista de Crédito Tributario por Hijos se espera pase pronto al Senado
(Español) Unos 16 millones de niños en familias de bajos ingresos se beneficiarían en el primer año de la expansión bipartidista del Crédito Tributario por Hijos. Cuando la expansión esté completamente en vigor en 2025, elevaría a alrededor de medio millón o más de niños por encima del umbral de pobreza…
Medi-Cal for All Low-Income Residents.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 PROGRAM # 10285 12:00 PM PT Medi-Cal for All Low-Income Residents. On January 1, California enacted a new law that expands health care coverage for all low-income immigrants. Under the new law, all undocumented immigrants may qualify for full scope Medi-Cal, California’s version of the federal Medicaid program. Before, they could only […]
Extra Edition: Tax Season. Medicare begins drug price negotiations. Nevada Caucuses.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 PROGRAM # 10275 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Tax Season. Just three years ago, California and Colorado became the first states to allow applicants for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to claim their state’s Earned Income Tax Credit, a crucial benefit for Latino families with mixed immigration status. This has been […]
Denver: Mixed-Race People Destination. Also, Houses for Teachers.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 PROGRAM # 10267 12:00 PM PT Denver: Mixed-Race People Destination. Denver is becoming more and more a mixed-race city, just like Los Angeles and more than New York and San Francisco. Multiracial people are choosing to live in the city in bigger numbers. What’s driving this change? How is this demographic change […]
Extra Edition: Tax Return Filing. (Program Repeat). Also, Child Tax Credit Expansion.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 PROGRAM # 10265 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Tax Return Filing. (Program Repeat). Tax season opened this week, as the IRS began accepting paper and electronic tax returns. An expert shares Spanish-language tax preparation tools and shares tax tips to file on time and get a tax refund on the fast track. […]
Extra Edition: Green School Buses, Trees to Cool Barrios Down. (Program Repeat). Unclaimed Owed Wages. Food For All.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 PROGRAM # 10258 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Green School Buses, Trees to Cool Barrios Down. (Program Repeat). The EPA is investing nearly one billion dollars to supply electric school buses to help improve air quality for children and advance environmental justice. In related news, Los Angeles County is working on a […]
Extra Edition: Green School Buses, Trees to Cool Barrios Down. Unclaimed Owed Wages. Food For All.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 PROGRAM # 10254 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Green School Buses, Trees to Cool Barrios Down. The EPA is investing nearly one billion dollars to supply electric school buses to help improve air quality for children and advance environmental justice. In related news, Los Angeles County is working on a plan to […]