Researchers found that low earnings were common throughout the employment histories they examined. Only 28% of people employed before incarceration earned more than the federal poverty...
Other major investments include a record $2.4 billion in ongoing funding for special education, $5 billion for TK-12 schools, $500 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits,...
In 1857, the Supreme Court’s infamous Dred Scott decision declared that Black people — enslaved or free — could never be citizens of the United States.
Sugar is the first ingredient for ice cream, which was first made some 1500 years ago but which didn’t arrive in this country until around 1744....
“We have a public accounting of the ways that our civic institutions have benefited from chattel slavery and built wealth in the process,” said Asm. Isaac...
“Our hospitals are entering one of the most dangerous eras that anyone has ever seen, at least in my lifetime,” said Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson). “Assembly...
The agreement between the governor, the Assembly and the Senate would fund affordable housing construction, preservation, and homeownership programs, with a focus on veterans, working families,...
Peace Committee members are available regularly in the community, including at Lodestar Academy on the first and third Wednesdays and at Parker Community Resource Center on...
SEATTLE MEDIUM — The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians. This decision impacts over 350,000...
COMMUNITY VOICE (KS) — Nearly five million Americans have lost health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace this year. This decline follows the...