Tag Archives: Politics
Latino voters and the Midterms.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 PROGRAM # 9768 12:00 PM PT Latino voters and the Midterms. Latinos are entering this midterm election as the second largest group of voters in the US and among the fastest-growing voter block. Will they flex their political muscle? A well-known think tank polled Latinos public opinion to find out their views […]
Extra Edition: New Laws in California.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 PROGRAM # 9765 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: New Laws in California. Just days ahead of the deadline, California Gov. Newsom signed a number of bills allowing immigrants to gain access to more social services and protections, including allowing state IDs, expanding farm worker union rights, raising wages for fast food workers, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 PROGRAM # 9766 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. A panel of judges in California ruled that GEO could block from going into effect a state law signed in 2019 which banned private prisons and private immigration centers in the state, allowing the centers to remain open. Advocates are angry that the Biden […]
Texas Gubernatorial Debate.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 PROGRAM # 9763 11:00 AM PT Texas Gubernatorial Debate. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic contender Beto O’Rourke face off in their first and only gubernatorial debate. The high-stakes event takes place at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, a major battleground for the Latino vote, which […]
The Continuing Quest for Equity in Education.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 PROGRAM # 9764 12:00 PM PT The Continuing Quest for Equity in Education. Fifty years after young Chicano activists in the 60s and 70s staged walkouts in schools of East Los Angeles, launched the Plan de Santa Barbara to create Chicana/o Studies in colleges and universities and fought for bilingual education, scholars […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9762 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Mexico proposed the United Nations to create a group to mediate for peace in Ukraine and deal with current international tensions. Mexico also called to reform the Security Council in order to limit the veto powers and the current paralysis. Also, on the eight […]
Extra Edition: Medi-Cal Reaches Out. Also, New Paid Family Leave Bill.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9760 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Medi-Cal Reaches Out. More than 185,000 undocumented people in California are now eligible for Medi-Cal due to recent policy changes. But even though they can benefit from doctor checkups, early diagnosis and preventive care, many Latinos are not enrolling. Now health care authorities are […]
New Heatwave Emergency Alert Law. Also, US Blood Shortage.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9761 12:00 PM PT New Heatwave Emergency Alert Law. As record-breaking heat waves exploded in California, Gov. Newsom signed a law to establish a first-in-the-nation heatwave ranking and warning system to protect communities that are most at risk to these deadly climate threats. The law would also improve access to […]
Latino Voters in Swing Districts.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9759 12:00 PM PT Latino Voters in Swing Districts. California could determine the control of the US House and its leadership. While Democrats in the state lost four seats to Republican candidates in 2020, the new political map may turn some Republican-controlled districts into swing districts. Republicans are aggressively courting […]
Extra Edition: Kidney Disease. Also, California’s Climate Package.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 9757 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Kidney Disease. A Program Repeat. On the national month of awareness of Polycystic Kidney Disease, a distinguished expert talks about the symptoms of this rare kidney disease. In the most common type, the kidney function worsens, eventually leading to kidney failure and possible dialysis […]
