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Month: August 2024

California lawmakers pass landmark bills to atone for racism, but hold off on fund to take action

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health. None of the bills would provide widespread direct payments to African Americans. The state

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El Senado de California aprueba una ley que permite a los indocumentados acceder a préstamos para la compra de vivienda

El Senado de California aprueba una ley que permite a los indocumentados acceder a préstamos para la compra de vivienda

María García El proyecto de ley, conocido formalmente como AB 1840, ampliaría los requisitos de elegibilidad para el programa estatal de préstamos para compradores de vivienda por primera vez, conocido como el programa California Dream For All Shared Appreciation. Permitiría a los inmigrantes indocumentados que viven en el estado a utilizarlo. La AB 1840 establece

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Gov. Gavin Newsom calls California lawmakers into a special session to find ways to cut gas prices

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers will come back in a special session after they wrap up their legislative year on Saturday to debate measures proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at reducing gas price spikes at the pump. Newsom called the Legislature into the special session Saturday after Democrats in

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Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, possibly ending a streak of five straight monthly declines but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows. Authorities made about 54,000 arrests through Thursday, which, at the current rate, would bring

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Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, possibly ending a streak of five straight monthly declines but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows. Authorities made about 54,000 arrests through Thursday, which, at the current rate, would bring

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A Norwegian princess marries an American self-styled shaman in front of a star-studded audience

Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Social media influencers, reality stars and TV personalities were among the guests as the Norwegian king’s eldest child, Princess Märtha Louise, married an American self-professed shaman on Saturday in a wedding ceremony following three days of festivities. The 52-year-old Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett, who claims to be a sixth-generation

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