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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: Immigration

American teachers in training trek through Tijuana on their way to visit a school as part of a trip to foster cross-border understanding. (Rick Froehbrodt/SDSU)
Aspiring bilingual teachers cross the border to gain insight

Immigration is a hot-button issue these days, but people studying to become bilingual teachers at one California university are making an effort to …

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Profesores estadounidenses en formación atraviesan Tijuana de camino a una escuela como parte de un viaje para fomentar el entendimiento transfronterizo. (Rick Froehbrodt/SDSU)
Aspirantes a profesores bilingües cruzan la frontera para adquirir conocimientos

La migración es un tema candente estos días, pero las personas que estudian para convertirse en profesores bilingües en una …

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The Health4All coalition has pushed for many years for full-scope Medi-Cal for all income-eligible Californians regardless of immigration status. (Health4All Coalition)
Medi-Cal immigration status exclusion ends Monday

Starting Monday, California becomes the first state to cover health care for all income-eligible people regardless of their age or immigration status…

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A nivel nacional, las cuatro mejores escuelas que otorgan títulos de licenciatura a latinos son Florida International University, The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Cal State Northridge y Cal State Fullerton. (Cbl62/Wikimedia Commons)
Brecha de estudios universitarios completados se amplía entre latinos y blancos

Los estudiantes latinos en California se gradúan de la universidad a tasas mucho más bajas que los estudiantes blancos, y la brecha se ha …

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The State of Immigrants in LA County report is a collaboration between the USC Equity Research Institute, the California Community Foundation, and the Council on Immigrant Inclusion. (California Community Foundation)<br />
CA Summit Highlights Immigrants' Contributions, Challenges

The 4th annual Immigration Summit wraps up today at the California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles. The summit has brought together almost 300 …

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Currently, DACA recipients, Temporary Protected Status holders and certain visa holders are also excluded from California food assistance programs. (Marilyn Barbone/Adobe Stock)<br />
Hunger-Fighting Groups Give Mixed Reviews to New CA Budget Proposal

Groups working to fight hunger in California are praising Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed changes to the state budget regarding food assistance for …

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California is one of 12 states that offers financial aid to undocumented students, who are barred from receiving federal assistance. (S Fanti/peopleimages.com/Adobe Stock)
Few Undocumented CA College Students Receive State Aid

Just 14% of California's 94,000 undocumented college students receive some form of state financial aid, according to a new report. Researchers from …

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California es uno de los 12 estados que ofrece ayuda financiera a estudiantes indocumentados, a quienes se les prohíbe recibir asistencia federal. (S Fanti/peopleimages.com/Adobe Stock)
Pocos estudiantes universitarios indocumentados de CA reciben ayuda estatal

Solo el 14% de los 94,000 estudiantes universitarios indocumentados de California reciben algún tipo de ayuda financiera estatal, según un …

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A 2019 protest in Palo Alto worked to raise awareness of immigration issues. Statistics show less than 1% of philanthropic foundation dollars support immigrant organizations. (Sundry Photography/Adobestock)
'Immigrants Are Essential' Fund to Support CA Immigration Nonprofits

California is home to 10.5 million immigrants, and the nonprofits serving them said they have been stretched to the limit over the past few years…

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Yemima Rodríguez, estudiante internacional de Guatemala, conoció de Lassen Community College a través de un entrenador de fútbol. (Salgu Wissmath)
Historias del tránsito por colegios comunitarios de Central Valley en California

La asistencia a la universidad en Central Valley está retrasada con respecto a gran parte del estado: en muchos condados rurales, menos de una …

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An estimated 52% of immigrant-owned businesses were started by people using their personal savings, according to the Immigration Research Library. (Adobe Stock)
A Taste of Home: How Ethnic Grocery Stores Create Community

Michelle Chen wrote the original version of this story for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for California News Service reporting for …

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Aproximadamente el 80 % de los estudiantes universitarios latinos en California se gradúan en cuatro años, en comparación con aproximadamente el 88 % de los estudiantes blancos, según el Departamento de Educación de California. (Digitalskillet1/Adobe Stock)
CA Nuevas leyes intentan mejorar tasas de graduación universitaria

El último día para firmar proyectos de ley en esta sesión legislativa, el gobernador Gavin Newsom aprobó una serie de medidas …

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