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Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9734 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Time is running out for the ten workers trapped in a collapsed coal mine in Coahuila, in Northern Mexico. Relatives of the miners demand more from federal and state authorities. What are the rescue plans? Is this tragedy prompting scrutiny over mining practices in […]
Extra Edition: California Bans Gas Cars.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9732 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: California Bans Gas Cars. 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 are discussed […]
Wildlands Fire Protection. Also, Preparing to Survive Disasters.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 PROGRAM #9733 12:00 PM PT Wildlands Fire Protection. Western states are at higher risk of deadly wildfires, which are getting worse as each year more areas are burned. Why so many wildfires? How can those disasters be averted? An expert shares findings of a study to reduce fuel and protect communities from […]
Texas Midterm Elections.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 PROGRAM # 9731 12:00 PM PT Texas Midterm Elections. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Republican) and Democratic challenger Rochelle Garza, a civil rights attorney, are virtually tied in the battle for the state’s chief legal office. The race for Texas governor is also tightening. Civic leaders examine those news, the congressional races […]
Extra Edition: A Program Repeat. Lower Medicare Drug Costs. Foreclosures Relief. Farmworker March.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 PROGRAM # 9729 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: A Program Repeat. Lower Medicare Drug Costs. A recently approved law allows Medicare to negotiate with manufacturers the prices for some high-cost drugs and limits price increases. How soon will seniors expect to see a reduction in those prices and save money? Guest: Gilberto […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 PROGRAM # 9730 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Biden administration published a new rule that strengthens the DACA program, offers more protections for beneficiaries and will turn DACA into a federal regulation, shielding it from legal challenges. What to know about the new rule? In other news, lawyers are challenging the […]
Student Debt Relief.
MONDAY, AUGUST 29 PROGRAM # 9728 12:00 PM PT Student Debt Relief. President Biden announced a plan to provide $10,000 in student debt relief for millions of people who are making less than $125,000. The plan targets middle-class and lower-income families. Biden also seeks to restrict future payments on college loans. Who is set to […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 PROGRAM # 9727 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. The Truth Commission on the Ayotzinapa Case revealed that the disappearance of 43 students on September 26, 2014 was a State crime and that there are arrest warrants against former federal officials. A day later, a former Attorney General, author of a version on […]
Extra Edition: March from Delano to Sacramento.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 PROGRAM # 9725 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: March from Delano to Sacramento. Dozens of farmworkers walk through fields and country roads on the day before completing a three-week march to Sacramento. They go to the state Capitol to push for the right to vote by mail in union elections, and safer […]
Dangerous Air from Wildfires.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 PROGRAM # 9726 12:00 PM PT Dangerous Air from Wildfires. A number of homes burnt by a wildfire forcing the evacuation of a small town in the state of Washington. As the worst of the wildfire season may be still to come, how can neighboring communities prepare and protect against the bad […]
