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Sports and concert venues like The Intuit Dome, the SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum are slowly turning Inglewood into a destination like Las Vegas, writes Erin Aubry Kaplan. Is this what the last significantly Black city in Los Angeles County needs to thrive? capitalandmain.com/the-price-of-p…

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“What it means is that California does actually have the resources that it could invest in programs that cut poverty, through taxation, creating a more fair tax system,” - Alissa Thanks Capital & Main for noting California Budget & Policy Center's latest poverty analysis & solutions

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To win Nevada, Kamala Harris needs to follow in Biden’s footsteps and mobilize building trade unions to vote blue. Co-published with Capital & Main: prospect.org/politics/2024-…

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California Poverty Has Nearly Doubled Since 2021 “This points to the urgent need for policymakers to take action and adopt effective federal policy solutions,” says Alissa. capitalandmain.com/california-pov…

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At the forefront of these billionaires’ wishlist is the promise to make estate and wealth tax cuts permanent. Trump has pledged to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. capitalandmain.com/why-some-silic…

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My latest for Capital & Main The unraveling of pandemic-era protections threatens coverage gains and raises stakes for millions in the November election.

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Research from California Budget & Policy Center shows that California’s overall poverty rate soared to 18.9% in 2023. The increase aligns with the end of pandemic relief efforts, highlighting the need for enhanced policies & programs to address poverty. Capital & Main: capitalandmain.com/california-pov…

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President Donald Trump criticized the Affordable Care Act as “lousy” in Tuesday's presidential debate. But new U.S. Census data underscores the degree to which the now broadly popular legislation has helped people gain health insurance across the country. capitalandmain.com/trump-criticiz…

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From hurricanes to wildfires to droughts, every region of Texas is threatened by man-made climate change. Now, a new analysis confirms what many Texans already know: The Lone Star State is in the path of the climate change storm. capitalandmain.com/texas-is-the-k…

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California's overall poverty rate soared to 18.9% in 2023, new research shows. That’s up from 16.4% in 2022, but more significantly, it’s a staggering jump from the 11.0% rate that the center’s researchers had recorded in 2021. capitalandmain.com/california-pov…

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Kaiser and California regulators are two months away from their deadline for a required action plan to overhaul mental health treatment at the state’s largest health care provider. So far, almost nothing has changed. capitalandmain.com/still-waiting-…

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“Trump criticized the ACA — though admitted he only had “concepts of a plan” in mind… the now broadly popular ACA —> people without insurance reached a record low…” No thanks to TN, where Gov. Bill Lee refuses to do the right thing and expand Medicaid. 😳 capitalandmain.com/trump-criticiz…

“Trump criticized the ACA — though admitted he only had “concepts of a plan” in mind… the now broadly popular ACA —> people without insurance reached a record low…”

No thanks to TN, where <a href="/GovBillLee/">Gov. Bill Lee</a> refuses to do the right thing and expand Medicaid. 😳 capitalandmain.com/trump-criticiz…
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Peter Thiel knows a thing or two about candidates trying to steal elections. In fact, he donated over $30,000,000 to election denying candidates in 2022, making him California's single largest funder of election denialism. My throwback article about that: capitalandmain.com/who-are-the-ca…

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The Intuit Dome has been cast as a true “community partner,” committing $100 million to public coffers, mostly for affordable housing in Inglewood. But it remains to be seen how much any of this will truly improve the city, writes Erin Aubry Kaplan. capitalandmain.com/the-price-of-p…

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California's overall poverty rate soared to 18.9% in 2023, new research shows. That’s up from 16.4% in 2022, but more significantly, it’s a staggering jump from the 11.0% rate that the center’s researchers had recorded in 2021. capitalandmain.com/california-pov…

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Trump has attracted growing support from tech investors, who are seeking favorable tax policies and more deregulation that could widen inequality. They want him to be the "CEO of America." capitalandmain.com/why-some-silic…

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Three years into the Biden administration, the number of uninsured U.S. residents dropped by nearly 3.5 million compared to 2019. In contrast, three years into Trump’s presidency, the uninsured population increased in 39 states. capitalandmain.com/trump-criticiz…

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While immigration has been a hot-button issue for years, it may not now have the same day-to-day impact on voters’ lives as more close-to-home concerns such as inflation or health care, Travis Ridout said. capitalandmain.com/as-election-ne…