CA: Livable Wages/Working Families
Monday, May 6, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of CA children dropped off Medi-Cal since last year
Medi-Cal has dropped several hundred thousand low-income children from the health insurance rolls since April 2023, according to a new report from …
Monday, May 6, 2024
Cientos de miles de niños de CA dejaron de recibir Medi-Cal desde el año pasado
Medi-Cal ha eliminado a varios cientos de miles de niños de bajos ingresos de las listas de seguro médico desde abril de 2023, según …
Feds: Grocery chain profits soared during and after pandemic
Consumer groups are accusing major grocery retailers - like Amazon, Kroger and Walmart - of price gouging, both during and after the pandemic…
Groups plead with CA legislators to save Market Match program
California's program helping low-income families buy fresh fruit and vegetables is on the chopping block and health care advocates are asking legislat…
CA workforce advocates call job-training budget cuts 'ill-advised'
As California faces a $38 billion budget deficit, state lawmakers have identified $17 billion in potential cuts before the Legislature begins …
Educators sound alarm about teacher shortage
Education advocates are calling on lawmakers to increase funding for programs to combat the teacher shortage. Around 37% of schools nationwide …
College students, staff rally in Sacramento for 'March in March'
Hundreds of college students and staff from across the state held a march and rally in Sacramento on Thursday, calling for changes to make higher …
CA high school students earn Google Career Certificates in high-demand fields
By Laura Aka for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Service Col…
Report: How colleges can re-enroll students who’ve stopped out
More than 6 million Californians stopped out of college before getting a degree and a new report has laid out a plan to bring them back on campus…
Community health leaders press Congress for more stable funding
Community Health Center leaders are pleading with Congress to pass a budget deal by March 8 to avoid a partial government shutdown - arguing that the …
Postal workers speak out about short staffing, mail delays
Members of the American Postal Workers Union are calling for more staffing and better pay to reduce turnover. They say the problem is affecting mail …
Community leaders call for more housing to combat rising poverty
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month and community action agencies across the state are working to change lives for the 5 million Ca…