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Extra Edition: Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Also, Historic Changes to Remedial Courses.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9743 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Latino students attending community colleges face a number of pressures, including the soaring costs of living. As they struggle, community college leaders reach out to inform on recent changes to financial aid programs, including changes to Cal […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9744 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Biden administration announced a new “public charge” regulation that includes critical protections to secure immigrant families’ access to health care and social services. What are those protections? An immigrant advocate from Denver explains the new federal rule and dispels the fears. She also […]
Battleground Georgia.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 9742 12:00 PM PT Battleground Georgia. The battle for control of the US Senate goes through Georgia, where a high profile Senate race is very close, along with the gubernatorial contest. With a highly polarized electorate, the outcome of the midterm election in this key southern state may be decided […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 PROGRAM # 9741 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Parents of the 43 Mexican students who went missing in Guerrero in 2014 comment on the recent report by Mexico’s Truth Commission calling this incident a “state crime,” the arrest of former Attorney General Jesús Murillo, and their quest to continue their search to […]
Extra Edition: Landmark Fast Food Workers Bill. Also, Juan Felipe Herrera School
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 PROGRAM # 9739 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Landmark Fast Food Workers Bill. The California legislature passed a landmark bill to regulate wages and protect fast-food workers. How will this bill impact the industry and the country? Juan Felipe Herrera School – A recently opened dual immersion school for elementary education in […]
Covid Fall Wave, New Booster Shots. Also, Student Debt Relief: What to Know.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 PROGRAM # 9740 12:00 PM PT Covid Fall Wave, New Booster Shots. Colorado’s Covid hospitalizations dropped during the summer, but Denver’s public health department is warning that infections will increase during the fall. In other news, the federal government suspended the program of sending free Covid-19 testing kits to people around the US […]
The Colorado: A Drying River.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 9738 12:00 PM PT The Colorado: A Drying River. The Colorado River, the West’s largest water supply, is flowing with less and less water. Its reservoirs are drying up. And mega-drought, climate change and overuse are exacerbating the shortage crisis. To save the Colorado River, the seven Western states that […]
Extra Edition: California Bans Gas Cars. Repeat Program. Also, Cooling Centers and Needed Heat Relief
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 PROGRAM # 9736 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: California Bans Gas Cars. Repeat Program. California bans the sale of new gasoline cars to move the state to zero emissions by 2035. Washington and Massachusetts are announcing similar mandates. What are the challenges ahead for the ambitious state plan? This and other topics […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 PROGRAM # 9737 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Voters polled in key Senate states and House battleground districts showed strong support for Dreamers and legislation to protect undocumented residents. Are newly naturalized citizens taking this message to the voting polls? Are they registering? Are they ready to flex their growing electoral muscle? […]
The Fight for a Historic Land Grant in Colorado,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 9735 12:00 PM PT The Fight for a Historic Land Grant in Colorado. A number of families who have lived for centuries in the state of Colorado have been waging a decades-long battle for the right to free access to the highlands in the Sangre de Cristo mountains where their […]
