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Helene Muddies the Political Waters in North Carolina Amid Misinformation and Frustration

Though many connect the intense hurricane to climate change, that may not translate into votes.

Capital & Main · Oct 19, 2024

On Overtime Pay, Trump Left Millions Behind as President. Project 2025 Would Weaken it More.

In light of Trump's record, one analyst calls his more recent proposal to exempt overtime from taxes “cynical” and “unserious.”

Capital & Main · Oct 18, 2024

Deserción, Desagrado y un Creciente Apoyo Latino a Donald Trump

La periodista Paola Ramos argumenta que la atracción hacia las ideas de extrema derecha nace de lo más profundo de la psiquis colectiva latina, y tiene raíces en experiencias que ella también comparte.

Capital & Main · Oct 18, 2024

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Defection, Disgust and Growing Latino Support for Donald Trump

Journalist Paola Ramos argues the draw of far-right ideas comes from deep within a collective Latino psyche, rooted in experiences she shares.

Capital & Main · Oct 18, 2024

Trabajadores de la Industria Hotelera Tocan Millones de Puertas en Arizona en Busca del Voto Latinos Para Kamala Harris

Uno de cada cuatro votantes es latino en un estado donde Biden ganó pero en el que ahora Trump lleva ventaja.

Capital & Main · Oct 17, 2024

Raising California’s Minimum Wage Has Not Cost Jobs

Ahead of a ballot measure to add $2 to the hourly minimum wage, studies show fast food jobs increased after the state bumped hourly pay to $20 in that sector.

Capital & Main · Oct 17, 2024

On Housing Crisis, Harris Pledges Large-Scale Investment While Trump Promises Federal Land — and Targets Immigrants

As president, Trump proposed large cuts to affordable housing programs. Harris touts her record helping homeowners after the Great Recession.

Capital & Main · Oct 17, 2024

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Million Dollar Homes With Oil Wells as Neighbors

As a planned community near the Rockies rises, so do concerns over a fracking operation that would stretch under the homes.

Capital & Main · Oct 16, 2024

Construction Labor Shortage Stands in the Way of Low-Cost Housing and Good Jobs

The industry says it is struggling to find new workers as some schools hope to revamp trade programs.

Capital & Main · Oct 15, 2024

Once Bright-Red Orange County Could Help Turn Congress Blue

With progressive Rep. Katie Porter gone, her coastal California district is considered critical to the fate of a divided House.

Capital & Main · Oct 14, 2024

On the Verge of a Strike, Kaiser Therapists Say It’s About Time

A year after the health care giant settled with California regulators, about 2,400 SoCal mental health workers say patients still lack timely care due to understaffing.

Capital & Main · Oct 11, 2024

The False Narrative Driving California’s Popular Anti-Crime Ballot Initiative

Prop. 36 creates stiffer penalties for some theft and drug crimes and has overwhelming support, but big retailers do not cite theft as a leading threat, and property crime is the lowest in 50 years.

Capital & Main · Oct 11, 2024

Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer Clears Path to Union for 35,000 Care Workers

With home care in the national spotlight, state declares Medicaid home care workers public employees and expands training.

Capital & Main · Oct 11, 2024

Seniors Move and Dance to Build Brain Health

In the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, classes at a community art center help to prevent and manage Parkinson’s and other age-related illnesses.

Capital & Main · Oct 10, 2024

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Capital & Main · Oct 9, 2024

Hotel Workers Knock on a Million Doors, Targeting Latinos, to Keep Arizona Blue for Kamala Harris

One in four voters is Latino in a critical state where Biden won but Trump now leads.

Capital & Main · Oct 8, 2024

After Years of Fighting Landlords, Activists Say the Problem Is Not High Rent – It Is Rent Itself

Unenforceable laws and failed “affordable housing” policies show that public housing and tenant-controlled buildings must become the norm, say the founders of the Los Angeles Tenants Union in their new book.

Capital & Main · Oct 7, 2024

When Sheriffs Say Their Rule Is Law

Author Jessica Pishko probes the beliefs and actions of the hard right constitutional sheriffs movement, whose members say their authority trumps state and federal officials.

Capital & Main · Oct 4, 2024

A California Health Care Ballot Measure Is a Stalking Horse for Battling Landlords

Following the money reveals the gaming of the state’s initiative process.

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Capital & Main · Oct 4, 2024

Drivers for Lyft and Uber Are Building a National Movement

From Chicago to San Jose, California, rideshare drivers are working together for higher pay, safer work and better jobs.

Capital & Main · Oct 3, 2024

California Voters Can Reverse State’s Decision to Cut Millions For Climate Disasters

New scorecard reveals extent of private equity’s role in fossil fuel finance.

Capital & Main · Oct 3, 2024

Long Road to Recovery for Low-Income Wildfire Survivors

Experts say insurance for renters and low-income homeowners could help ease the path to recovery.

Capital & Main · Oct 2, 2024

Progressives Weigh In on Kamala Harris’ Economic Proposals — and Share Some of Their Own

Experts say that policies such as higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded child care are both effective and popular.

Capital & Main · Oct 1, 2024

Newsom Vetoes Farmworker Heat Safety Bill as State Enforcement Has Fallen

The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven years.

Capital & Main · Oct 1, 2024

California Home Care Workers Seek Greater Bargaining Power

To achieve consistent pay and benefits, IHSS workers seek to negotiate directly with the state instead of with 58 individual counties.

Capital & Main · Sep 30, 2024

California Inmates Say They Urgently Need Workplace Heat Standards — but the State Has Delayed Adopting Them

Where prisons are located, the way they are built, and the health condition of prisoners means deaths will likely increase with climate change, experts say.

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