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Capital & Main
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found. Written by Robert J. Lopez, Photography by Barbara Davidson This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social
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Despite a burst of new housing laws, buying a home in California is increasingly unattainable — especially for lower-income earners — a new report shows. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues.
health care
Many of the 24 million working and middle-class Americans insured through the Affordable Care Act may forgo insurance if their bills multiply. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It
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Activists fear the Trump administration will use the rule to cover up misconduct by immigration officials. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. The
Immigration
The Trump administration’s deportation flights to the Mexican southern border towns of Tapachula and Villahermosa leave people stranded with few resources. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. It is the first in a three-part series called
Politics
A proposed ballot initiative would tax California’s billionaires’ wealth to stabilize Medicaid amid sharp federal cuts. Written by Mark Kreidler This article and video were produced by Capital & Main. They are republished here with permission. If the recently proposed 5% tax on California billionaires to raise $100 billion
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Kaiser employees are calling for a lucrative medical giant that handles care for more than 12 million Americans to let them better prioritize patients. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. The nation’s health care workers want to
Election
Even some champions of California’s citizen-drawn Congressional maps support the Nov. 4 ballot measure to suspend them and counter Trump’s attacks. Written by Jeremy Lindenfeld This article and video were produced by Capital & Main. They are republished here with permission. Californians have until November 4 to
Immigration
Some people decide not to participate in in-person visitation because they don’t want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. A note to readers: this article
Workers Rights
The National Labor Relations Board is unable to meet due to inaction in Washington. The Golden State is pushing an alternative for its workers. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. California appears poised to become one of the
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The Golden State has surged past the South and other regions in reversing racial and ethnic integration among children. Written by Mark Kreidler This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. For a state long considered a progressive political force, California’s record on
Immigration
One group ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call. Written by Kate Morrissey This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. Beyond the Border brings you human stories about the U.S. immigration