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WEBCapital & Main - Investigating Power & Politics is an award-winning online publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time.
Would Trump Go After Workers’ Rights in a Second Term? Look at …
WEB13 hours ago — Underfunding the Protection of Workers’ Rights. Though the number of full-time employees at the NLRB declined especially quickly during the Trump administration, funding for the agency in the past decade has declined in real dollars under Democratic administrations as well. In 2010, the agency had 1,632 full-time employees; by 2024, the number was 1,258, according to an EPI report.
California Cut $200 Million for Extreme Heat and Other Climate ...
WEB13 hours ago — The bond restores half the money cut from the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program, which coordinates efforts to address extreme heat and so-called urban heat islands. About $200 million is set aside for green spaces in “park-poor communities,” and the rest would go to a program that …
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WEB4 days ago — California Uncovered September 18, 2024 George B. Sánchez-Tello. Gyasi Mitchell Was Unhoused and Depressed, But Didn’t Trust Therapists. That Began to Change With a Basketball Game. For many young people, peer support can be the first step to accessing effective mental health care. The Slick September 17, 2024 Aaron Cantú.
Georgia’s Young Climate Voters Could Help Push Harris Past Trump
WEB2 days ago — In 2020, Donald Trump lost Georgia to Joe Biden by 11,779 votes out of nearly 5 million cast in the state, one of the closest races in that election. Since that time, the Peach State has seen an increase in extreme heat days, rising sea levels and frost damage to crops. And the electorate has grown more concerned about climate change — with ...
About Capital & Main
WEBSep 12, 2024 — Capital & Main is an award-winning nonprofit publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time. Capital & Main has had stories co-published in more than 30 media outlets, from The Atlantic, Time, Reuters, The Guardian and Fast Company to …
Michigan Lawmakers Could Help 35,000 Care Workers Form …
WEB4 days ago — Supporters say the two bills, Senate Bills 790 and 791, will address multiple concerns for the 35,000 Home Help workers in the state. Many care for family members, often giving up regular jobs to care for loved ones. They get no benefits and today earn a base rate of $13.53 — well below the $20.28 living wage required for a single, childless adult. . They also hope the two bills will reverse ...
Striking Back Series
WEBAug 2, 2024 — A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example. “Striking Back” — How Workers Across a Polarized U.S. Are Challenging Economic Inequality. Danny Feingold August 30, 2023. A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.
The Slick - capitalandmain.com
WEBSep 24, 2020 — "The Slick" reports on how the fossil fuel industry is driving climate change and influencing climate policy in some of the nation's most important oil- and gas-producing states. Capital & Main's team of veteran climate journalists will investigate the outsized and often hidden role of petroleum companies in shaping state politics — and the impact on both people and the planet.
“Striking Back” — How Workers Across a Polarized U.S. Are …
WEBAug 30, 2023 — This two-year series explores how American workers across political, geographic, and racial lines are challenging an increasingly unequal status quo. Americans have taken note of the country’s stark imbalance of economic power. A 2021 Gallup poll found that almost 70% support unions — the highest mark in …