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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Criminal Justice

Un nuevo informe muestra que las personas que completan programas financiados por la Proposición 47, como los que se ofrecen en el Centro de Recuperación Safe Harbor en Los Ángeles, tienen muchas menos probabilidades de ser reencarceladas. (Safe Harbor )
Nuevos datos de CA: programas sociales reducen la delincuencia

Los programas destinados a reducir las posibilidades de que alguien termine nuevamente tras las rejas están funcionando, según un nuevo an&#…

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A new report shows that people who complete Prop 47-funded programs like those offered at Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Los Angeles are much less likely to be reincarcerated. (Safe Harbor)
New CA data: Social programs reduce crime

Programs intended to reduce the chances that someone will end up back behind bars are working, according to a new analysis of California state data…

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Un nuevo informe revela que el gasto per cápita de los californianos en aplicación de la ley ha aumentado un 52% desde 1990. (Pixel-Shot/Adobestock)
Informe: Agencias policiales gastan más y resuelven menos delitos

Un nuevo informe muestra que, a pesar del gasto récord en la aplicación de la ley en California, la tasa de resolución - es decir…

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A new report finds that Californians' per-capita spending on law enforcement has risen by 52% since 1990. (Pixel-Shot/Adobestock)
Report: Police agencies spending more, solving fewer crimes

A new report shows that despite record spending on law enforcement in California, the clearance rate - that is the rate of crimes solved - was the …

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A report from the Public Policy Institute of California found that shoplifting rose more than 28% in 2022 after dipping during the pandemic, but remains 8% below its pre-pandemic level. (Mihail/Adobe Stock)
Hearing on CA retail theft draws diverse views

California lawmakers are considering a range of options to combat a rise over the last two years of felony retail theft - large-scale shoplifting - an…

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Según un informe reciente del Instituto de Políticas Públicas de California, los robos a comercios aumentaron más de un 28% en 2022, tras descender durante la pandemia, pero se mantienen un 8% por debajo de su nivel anterior a la pandemia. (Mihail/Adobestock)
Audiencia sobre robo a comercio minorista en CA genera diversas opiniones

Legisladores de California están estudiando una serie de opciones para combatir el aumento, de los dos últimos años, en robo a gran …

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The FBI says with financially motivated sextortion, many past calls have originated in Nigeria, Ivory Coast  or the Philippines. (Lea/Adobe Stock)
FBI warns of increase in 'sextortion' schemes targeting teens

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the FBI says financially motivated sextortion -- often targeting teen boys -- went up 20% from …

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The median pay for an information security analyst is $112,000 a year and usually requires a bachelor's degree. (Malambo C/peopleimages.com/Adobe Stock)
CA faces huge shortfall in cybersecurity workforce

By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News S…

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El salario medio de un analista de seguridad de la información es de $ 112.000 al año y normalmente requiere una licenciatura. (Malambo C/peopleimages.com/Adobe Stock)
CA enfrenta un enorme déficit de fuerza laboral en ciberseguridad

Octubre es el Mes de Concientización sobre la Ciberseguridad, y los expertos dicen que el país enfrenta una enorme escasez de personal …

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The California state prison system has a budget of more than $14 billion this year. (Karenfoleyphoto/Adobestock)
Prop 47-funded programs to reduce recidivism find success

New data show that a Los Angeles County program to help people reintegrate into society after incarceration is significantly reducing crime - a progra…

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El sistema penitenciario del estado de California tiene un presupuesto de más de $14 mil millones este año. (Karenfoleyfoto/Adobestock)
Con éxito programas financiados por Proposición 47 para reducir la reincidencia

Nuevos datos muestran que un programa del condado de Los Ángeles para ayudar a las personas a reintegrarse a la sociedad después del encarce…

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Peter Sussman is among three patients with disabilities who have asked to intervene in a lawsuit challenging California's End of Life Option Act. (Nancy Rubin)
Advocates ask to intervene in CA medical aid-in-dying case, request dismissal

California's medical aid-in-dying law is back in court. Three patients with disabilities and two doctors are asking to intervene in a lawsuit …

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