Capital & Main

Black single moms earn 56 cents for every dollar paid a white male employee in California. A new report suggests that Black women won’t reach the same earnings as white men in California until the year 2121. #minimumwage #wages #california #CABWCEI #CPBC #wagegap https://lnkd.in/gWmCP77Z

Nearly a third of the budget for the Greater Johnstown School District in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, came from federal dollars in 2023. Trump's cuts to the Department of Education would hurt students with disabilities, English learners and poor districts the most. #education #trump #fundingcuts #federalcuts https://lnkd.in/gGvHpSdv

The chilling effect is that of creating fear from uncertainty,’ says UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante (UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute). Uncertainty over immigration policies can leave lasting impacts on families. Read more via Capital & Main: https://lnkd.in/gwY2WgQw

In Capital & Main, fellow Jeremy Lindenfeld investigates the mass firings at the U.S. Forest Service, raising concerns over the future of public lands. With thousands of jobs cut and a former timber industry lobbyist now at the helm, critics warn of a shift toward corporate interests at the expense of conservation. Read more about the implications of these changes: https://lnkd.in/gZF2P5gc #PublicLands #Conservation #EnvironmentalPolicy #Forestry #CorporateInfluence #WildfirePrevention #LocalJournalism

The New Mexico Legislature has failed to pass new oil and gas regulations as spills, venting, and flaring continue to wreak havoc on the environment. Read Jerry Redfern on the stalled efforts at Capital & Main ? https://lnkd.in/ghrFKMrR

DOGE is cutting USDA programs that has put money in the pockets of many farmers across the country over the years. The cuts come at an especially vulnerable time for farmers who are deciding what they’re going to plant this spring due to these cuts. #doge #usda #farmers #trump #elonmusk #agriculture https://lnkd.in/gjUVZiUF

The "Great American Comeback" shouldn’t be filthy air, dirty water and no sanitation for the marginalized, says activist Catherine Coleman Flowers. Flowers' new book, "Holy Ground: On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope," comes at a critical moment as Trump's new EPA head rolls out the “greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history.” #epa #trump #environmentaljustice #climatechange https://lnkd.in/g36qfPBt

GOP budget proposals call for as much as $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next decade. In California, where nearly 15 million residents receive health care largely based on Medicaid funding, the effect has the potential to be catastrophic. #medicaid #medicare #california #medical https://lnkd.in/gNCEWV5h

So far this year, oil and gas producers reported more than 7,125 spills across New Mexico — about 111 a day on average. That's enough natural gas to power 12,000 homes for a year, even as legislators debated and abandoned most new reforms. #newmexico #oilandgas #flaring #climate #climatechange https://lnkd.in/ghrFKMrR

Eva has worked at an Eagle Rock Subway for over a decade. Now she's suing for $54,000 in stolen wages. Many fear Trump policies may endanger foreign-born workers and that knowing their rights is the best defense. https://lnkd.in/gkrMNMDF