Tag Archives: Desarrollo Económico
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 […]
Native Americans and Farmworkers Partner for New Farming.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 PROGRAM # 9903 12:00 PM PT Native Americans and Farmworkers Partner for New Farming. Organized farm workers and Native American leaders are coming together in a cooperative partnership with a private water-management company to make water available for agriculture, housing, economic development and other uses for disadvantaged communities in an arid area […]
Displaced Mushroom Workers. Florida Bans African American History Studies. Political Shootings in New Mexico.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 PROGRAM # 9898 12:00 PM PT Displaced Mushroom Workers. Dozens of Guatemalan workers were left jobless and without pay after a Colorado mushroom mega-farm collapsed into despite receiving Covid relief. Some farm workers are now exploring the possibility of running the company themselves as a worker cooperative. The company is one of […]
Roe v. Wade at Fifty. Arizona: Gallego vs. Sinema. A Debt Ceiling Crisis?
MONDAY, JANUARY 23 PROGRAM # 9893 12:00 PM PT Roe v. Wade at Fifty. On the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Latina leaders reflect on the road ahead in the quest for reproductive health rights. Latinas are the largest group of women of color to be impacted by the recent decision to overturn Roe […]
Cryptocurrency and Financial Inclusion. Also, Bitcoin Crash in El Salvador.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 PROGRAM # 9889 12:00 PM PT The Debt Ceiling and the New Congress. This week, the US reached its public debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, warned that if Congress does not authorize expanding that cap, the damage to the country’s economy could be irreparable. Congress usually authorizes the increase, but this time […]
Brain Injuries and Domestic Violence. New State Laws for 2023. Buying a Health Insurance Plan.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 PROGRAM # 9884 12:00 PM PT Brain Injuries and Domestic Violence. The recent hospitalization of an NFL star put the story of brain trauma in the headlines. Less reported is the story that domestic violence victims suffer from head injuries more often than football players and soldiers who survive wars. Still, domestic […]
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 […]
Planning for the New Year.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9875 12:00 PM PT Planning for the New Year. As we look forward to the new year, news producers reflect on the issues that may shape Línea Abierta’s coverage in 2023. Plans include continuing covering the escalating climate disasters such as wildfires and heat waves, the West’s mega drought and […]
The Year in Review.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9870 12:00 PM PT The Year in Review. From the efforts to stem the pandemic crisis to the devastating wildfires in New Mexico and heat waves along the Pacific Coast to the gun-violence tragedy in Uvalde, this edition features stories that made headlines during 2022. Other big stories include the […]
