Youth
Extra Edition: Improving School Lunches.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 PROGRAM # 9922 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Improving School Lunches. The school government in Fresno, CA, is hiring new chefs to oversee the quality of school meals, cook food with fresh ingredients, better respond to student tastes, and reduce food waste. Many families in Fresno report food insecurity and some say […]
(Español) Nuevo México hace inversión histórica en almuerzos escolares saludables y gratuitos
(Español) “Estos niños de familias pobres tienen poco acceso a comida saludable. Y hemos visto en nuestras comunidades un aumento de obesidad, diabetes y otras enfermedades que interfieren con el aprovechamiento académico de nuestros niños”.
Restoring Voting Rights. Free School Meals. Hunger in Small Town US.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 PROGRAM # 9912 12:00 PM PT Restoring Voting Rights. Advocates in New Mexico are working with legislators to bring back a bill to restore voting rights for people on probation or parole, after a similar package died in the Senate last year. The New Mexico Voting Rights Act would make it easier […]
Students Challenge African American Studies Ban. Relief Package: A Lifeline for Pandemic-Hit Students. Anti-Hunger Campaign.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9907 12:00 PM PT Students Challenge African American Studies Ban. After heavy pressure from Florida Gov. DeSantis, the College Board revised an official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. Students in Florida threatened to sue the state and the Republican governor if the blocked course […]
Immigration Edition. Also, A coalition of undocumented student leaders and legal scholars is proposing that California begin employing undocumented students at the ten University of California campuses.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 PROGRAM # 9902 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. New Mexico lawmakers proposed last week a bill that would ban local governments and state agencies from beginning new contracts with ICE and private immigrant detention facilities. The bill would end contractual agreements at the Otero County Processing Center in southern New Mexico and […]
Protests Over Latino Activist’s Death at the Hands of Atlanta Police –
The police killing of a young activist who was protesting the construction of a huge police training center in Atlanta has sparked violent demonstrations in the city. Authorities claim that the slain environmental activist, Manuel Esteban Páez, a Venezuelan immigrant fired a gun as police were clearing out the camp where they were protesting.
New Retirement Savings Rules. Also, Banned Books.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 PROGRAM # 9882 12:00 PM PT New Retirement Savings Rules. The Omnibus bill signed by President Biden includes new retirement savings provisions – known as Secure 2.0 – that could make it easier to accumulate retirement savings — and make it less costly to withdraw them. The provisions include requiring employers to […]
Roundup of Headline News in 2022
Latino voters proved decisive in the crucial November midterm elections. Some Latino candidates made history by becoming the first in their regions to hold congressional seats. Meanwhile, in the face of increasingly frequent and devastating disasters, President Biden signed the largest climate investment initiative in U.S. history.
Extra Edition: The Other Football.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9855 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: The Other Football. Academic researchers are launching a digital archive built by college students and volunteer fans to document the history of soccer in the San Joaquin Valley and how migration has shaped the culture of soccer in these farm working communities. The organizer […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9853 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) are working on a immigration reform plan that would provide a permanent pathway to legalization for 2 million Dreamers, increase funding for border security, and extend Title 42. Immigrant advocates and legislators comment on this development […]
Noticias
- Dr. Mehmet Oz Wants to Privatize Medicare. Trump Just Picked the TV Star to Head Medicare Agency November 20, 2024
- Trump Nominates Wrestling CEO Linda McMahon as Education Secretary Amid Push to Abolish Dept. of Ed. November 20, 2024
- Azerbaijani Journalist Speaks from Exile After Six Colleagues Jailed Ahead of Climate Talks November 20, 2024
- Democracy Now! Asks Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister: When Will Jailed Reporters & Activists Be Freed? November 20, 2024
- Colombian Environment Min. Susana Muhamad on Trump, Banning Coal to Israel & Phasing Out Fossil Fuels November 20, 2024
