Podcasts about unidosus

On the radio show this week, we dive into the overwhelming attacks on democratic institutions coming out of this White House and DOGE, and local actions you can take to protect democracy that really make a difference nationally. We discuss the huge economic benefits of Medicaid, including job creation for care workers and coverage of essential services for aging and disability care, so you can call your representatives and tell them to protect Medicaid! Next, we cover the devastating economic and moral impacts of mass human rights abuses, and how to provide support in your community for immigrant families. Finally, we talk about the loss of expertise and resources at the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration, and how to fight back against further attacks.      SPECIAL GUESTS:  Skye Perryman, Democracy Forward, @DemocracyFwd, @democracyforward.org; Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance & Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers, @caringacrossgen, @domesticworkers.bsky.social; Lisette Engel, UnidosUS, @weareunidosus, @weareunidosus.bsky.social; Denise Forte, EdTrust, @EdTrus, @edtrust.bsky.social

En este episodio, contamos con una invitada especial, Lisette Engel, directora de Política Económica en UnidosUS. Ella nos ofrece un resumen de las prioridades de los votantes latinos en la reciente temporada electoral, las encuestas realizadas por UnidosUS, y nos brinda un panorama de las propuestas económicas de la nueva administración y el impacto potencial para nuestra comunidad en términos de oportunidades laborales, salarios, impuestos y más.Luego, Claudia nos explica los espacios seguros y la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración, que no deben estar por encima de nuestros derechos y libertades civiles.

Elections are over, and the Latino community is feeling all kinds of ways—disappointed, indifferent, or just plain checked out. In this episode, we chat with Rafael “Ray” Collazo from UnidosUS about what's behind the disengagement, the lessons from this election, and how we can reignite hope and action. From overlooked priorities to collective power, this conversation is about charting a new path forward together.

EL PODER LATINO: DE LA PANDEMIA A LA PROSPERIDAD ECONÓMICAUnidosUS revela un informe sobre la recuperación económica de los latinos tras la pandemia COVID-19

Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeno chats with Danielle Zoe Rivera, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California Berkeley. Rivera's research examines policy and design for environmental and climate justice. Her work uses community-based research methods to address the impacts of climate-induced disasters affecting low-income communities. Her current work deeply engages rural and unincorporated communities of color reeling from disasters, challenging government agencies to recognize these communities and alter outdated policy and programmatic frameworks. Rivera teaches environmental planning and design, community engagement, and environmental justice. Rivera holds a PhD in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Pennsylvania State University. ⁠Learn more about her work and research.⁠ -------------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the ⁠Latinos and Planning Division⁠ of the American Planning Association. --------------- ⁠Register for LUGARES!⁠ LAP's 5th Annual Conference November 7-8, 2024 at 10AM-5PM Central Time. This year's conference theme is “Nuestras Historias” centering on the shared collective knowledge that is embedded within our histories and storytelling for shaping greater community resilience. ⁠Dr. Lydia Otero⁠, professor emeritus from the University of Arizona will be our keynote speaker. This year's LUGARES will also feature a variety of resources for implementation in your local communities from partners such as ⁠UnidosUS⁠, ⁠Main Street America⁠, and ⁠Latinos in Heritage Conservation⁠.

Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeno chats with Danielle Zoe Rivera, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California Berkeley. Rivera's research examines policy and design for environmental and climate justice. Her work uses community-based research methods to address the impacts of climate-induced disasters affecting low-income communities. Her current work deeply engages rural and unincorporated communities of color reeling from disasters, challenging government agencies to recognize these communities and alter outdated policy and programmatic frameworks. Rivera teaches environmental planning and design, community engagement, and environmental justice. Rivera holds a PhD in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Pennsylvania State University. Learn more about her work and research. -------------- Plan Dulce is a podcast by the Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. --------------- Register for LUGARES! LAP's 5th Annual Conference November 7-8, 2024 at 10AM-5PM Central Time. This year's conference theme is “Nuestras Historias” centering on the shared collective knowledge that is embedded within our histories and storytelling for shaping greater community resilience. Dr. Lydia Otero, professor emeritus from the University of Arizona will be our keynote speaker. This year's LUGARES will also feature a variety of resources for implementation in your local communities from partners such as UnidosUS, Main Street America, and Latinos in Heritage Conservation.

Entrevista con Lisette Orellana Engel, directora del proyecto de Política Económica en UnidosUS.org. Lisette habla sobre la gran revelación del informe sobre los logros de los latinos tras la pandemia de COVID-19, los intereses de los latinos respecto a la economía y concluye la entrevista explicando lo que más le interesa al electorado latino de cara a las elecciones presidenciales y locales. Con más de 60 millones de Latinos viviendo en EE.UU., de los cuales unos 36 millones cumplen con la edad para votar (4 millones más que en 2020), es imperativo que se tome seriamente a este grupo votante que puede afectar los resultados de la carrera presidencial y sin duda lo hará en las carreras locales más contenciosas. Una reciente encuesta de UnidosUS destacó que entre las principales prioridades para los latinos están los temas que afectan los bolsillos, es decir, la economía: la inflación, el costo de la vida, salarios, vivienda y costo de seguros de salud.

Pese a constituir un importante bloque electoral, 14.7 por ciento de todos los votantes elegibles, según una reciente encuesta, el 42 por ciento de los votantes latinos no han sido contactados en absoluto por ninguno de los partidos o sus candidatos. Así que para hablar sobre esta reciente encuesta, el voto de las comunidades latinas y las más recientes encuestas sobre sus inclinaciones invitamos a Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Vicepresidenta de la Iniciativa de Voto Latino en UnidosUS.

In this episode of Work in Progress, Frankie Miranda, president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation, and Mauricio Garcia, senior VP of programs for UnidosUS join me to discuss the digital divide that is threatening to create further barriers to family-sustaining jobs for Latinos and Hispanics. You've probably heard about the digital gap or digital divide in the U.S. For U.S. Latinos that gap is significant. According to the Pew Research Center, 80% of whites are connected to broadband internet while only 65% of Latinos are. And Latinos may get less encouragement to seek digital training or jobs requiring digital skills. That digital disparity means Latinos as a group face more challenges when job-seeking. Without a high level of digital skills, Latinos and others are increasingly shut out of career opportunities. As Latinos are set to drive nearly 80% of workforce growth by 2030, closing the digital divide is not just a social priority, it's an economic imperative. I spoke with Miranda and Garcia at the JFF Horizons conference in Washington, D.C., in July. We discussed how community-based organizations, upskilling programs, and policy initiatives are working to bridge the gap and empower the Latino workforce. You can listen to the entire conversation here, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find it on the Work in Progress YouTube channel. Episode 335: Frankie Miranda, president & CEO, Hispanic Federation, and Mauricio Garcia, SVP of programs, UnidosUSHost & Executive Producer: Ramona Schindelheim, Editor-in-Chief, WorkingNationProducer: Larry BuhlTheme Music: Composed by Lee Rosevere and licensed under CC by 4Transcript: Download the transcript for this episode hereWork in Progress Podcast: Catch up on previous episodes here

On the radio show this week we dive into on-the-ground insights from a North Carolina mayor: what's happening in this super crucial swing state and how can we all lend a hand following the hurricane; then we hear about new reporting on the child care crisis and how it's become a major election issue after our years of pushing for solutions; after that we cover Voting 101: how to register, why you're entitled to a provisional ballot, and more; and we close the show  covering a new study on the strength, resilience, contributions, and aspirations of Latinx families in America.   *Special guests include: Mayor Dontario Hardy, Mayor of the City of Kinston, North Carolina, @MayorDonHardy1; Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @tcfdotorg, Brady Baybeck, Wayne State University; Tania Villarroel, UnidosUS, @weareunidosus; Javier Martinez, Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors (AP-OD), @AP_OD_National. 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: 4:05pm- NIH Violated First Amendment, Deleted “Animal Testing”: Emma Camp of Reason.com writes: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) violated the First Amendment rights of animal rights activists whose social media comments were deleted by the agency, a federal appeals court ruled last week. The agency had been deleting all comments on its Facebook and Instagram pages that contained certain keywords related to criticism of the agency's use of animal testing. Comments containing words like animal, testing, and cruel were singled out for deletion as part of a broader policy of deleting ‘off-topic' comments.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/08/06/the-nih-deleted-comments-criticizing-animal-testing-a-federal-court-says-that-violates-the-first-amendment/ 4:30pm- Biden Had Health Scare Prior to Dropping Out of Race: Managing Editor Noor Ibrahim of The Daily Beast writes: “Officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department rushed to clear roads and secure the perimeter of a hospital that had been placed on standby to treat President Joe Biden for a medical issue last month, according to radio transmission recordings obtained by the Daily Beast. It remains unclear what exactly the undisclosed medical issue was, though the White House announced later that day he had been diagnosed with COVID-19…The radio transmissions were broadcast on July 17, after the president abruptly canceled a speaking engagement on a campaign trip in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was set to address Hispanic voters at the UnidosUS event.” You can read the full report here:  https://www.thedailybeast.com/listen-vegas-cops-scramble-to-secure-hospital-for-biden-health-scare?ref=author

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (08/12/2024): 3:05pm- Green Energy Costs Automakers 2,450 Jobs: The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board writes, “Stellantis is showing what the real green-energy transition looks like: On Friday the auto maker announced plans to lay off 2,450 workers in Michigan as it ramps up electric-vehicle production…Car makers are struggling to sell higher-priced cars as consumers pull back after three years of inflation. At the same time, the rich labor agreement that Stellantis, Ford and GM struck last autumn with the United Auto Workers is raising costs. The companies need healthy profits from gas-powered trucks to subsidize their money-losing EV production. Hence Stellantis's scramble to slash costs. The company last month announced buyouts for salaried workers in the U.S. On Friday it said it will lay off as many as 2,450 production workers in Warren, Mich., where it produces its classic Ram 1500 pickup, as it rolls out a new electric model. Workers can send a thank you card to UAW president Shawn Fain.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-real-green-energy-transition-auto-maker-layoffs-stellantis-6fea81f9?mod=opinion_lead_pos2 3:15pm- Copyin Kamala or CopyCat Kamala: During a recent campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris advocated for a new policy which would end taxes on tips. Doesn't that sound familiar? Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been openly campaigning on a “No Tax On Tips” pledge for months. Also worth noting, Harris was the tie-breaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act—which expanded the size of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and consequently its ability to crackdown on unpaid tips. 3:40pm- While speaking with Jonathan Karl on ABC's This Week, Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance said of Kamala Harris's failed attempt to crackdown on unlawful migration: "We have a wide-open Southern border because our border czar actually set a lot of open border policies." 4:05pm- NIH Violated First Amendment, Deleted “Animal Testing”: Emma Camp of Reason.com writes: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) violated the First Amendment rights of animal rights activists whose social media comments were deleted by the agency, a federal appeals court ruled last week. The agency had been deleting all comments on its Facebook and Instagram pages that contained certain keywords related to criticism of the agency's use of animal testing. Comments containing words like animal, testing, and cruel were singled out for deletion as part of a broader policy of deleting ‘off-topic' comments.” You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2024/08/06/the-nih-deleted-comments-criticizing-animal-testing-a-federal-court-says-that-violates-the-first-amendment/ 4:30pm- Biden Had Health Scare Prior to Dropping Out of Race: Managing Editor Noor Ibrahim of The Daily Beast writes: “Officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department rushed to clear roads and secure the perimeter of a hospital that had been placed on standby to treat President Joe Biden for a medical issue last month, according to radio transmission recordings obtained by the Daily Beast. It remains unclear what exactly the undisclosed medical issue was, though the White House announced later that day he had been diagnosed with COVID-19…The radio transmissions were broadcast on July 17, after the president abruptly canceled a speaking engagement on a campaign trip in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was set to address Hispanic voters at the UnidosUS event.” You can read the full report here:  https://www.thedailybeast.com/listen-vegas-cops-scramble-to-secure-hospital-for-biden-health-scare?ref=author 5:05pm- While speaking with CBS News chief election correspondent Robert Costa, President Joe Biden briefly mentioned Nancy Pelosi by name when asked about dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Biden quickly caught himself and pivoted. But as Rich notes, we all know Pelosi (along with Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, and former Obama Administration officials) played a crucial role in removing Biden from the top of the Democrat Party's 2024 ticket. 5:20pm- During an interview with Jen Psaki, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called Joe Biden one of the greatest presidents ever—but that he was not on a path toward victory in 2024, suggesting the switch from Biden to Kamala Harris was entirely about winning. 5:30pm- During his interview with CBS News chief election correspondent Robert Costa, President Joe Biden called Donald Trump a “genuine danger to American security.” Shouldn't Biden moderate the rhetoric considering Trump was nearly assassinated less than a month ago? 5:40pm- Minnesota Bartender Says Walz's COVID Policies Bankrupted Her Business: Steven Vago and Chris Nesi of The New York Post report: “A former Minnesota bar owner who now commutes two hours a day to sling suds in neighboring Wisconsin said Gov. Tim Walz's restrictive pandemic-era lockdowns in the state ‘decimated' local businesses—and caused financial ruin for those who stood up for their livelihoods. ‘I think he's an evil man who overstepped his role as the governor. He took small businesses and ripped them up. He destroyed us,' Lisa Zarza, 52, told The Post.” You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2024/08/11/us-news/minnesota-bar-owner-says-evil-tim-walz-forced-her-into-bankruptcy-with-covid-closures/ 6:05pm- Copyin Kamala or CopyCat Kamala: During a recent campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris advocated for a new policy which would end taxes on tips. Doesn't that sound familiar? Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been openly campaigning on a “No Tax On Tips” pledge for months. Also worth noting, Harris was the tie-breaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act—which expanded the size of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and consequently its ability to crackdown on unpaid tips. 6:10pm- According to reports, at her recent rally in Arizona, Kamala Harris required attendees to provide identification before being permitted to enter the event. Ironically, in the past, Harris has suggested voter ID laws are racist. 6:15pm- Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales Stephen Parkinson explained that the United Kingdom will criminally punish citizens that repost messages the government deems “hateful.” He also explained that he will appropriate “dedicated police officers” to monitor social media. Similarly, UK Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has threatened to extradite and imprison American citizens over online posts. With Democrat vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz having stated that the First Amendment shouldn't extend to speech the government considers “misinformation” or “hate speech,” could similar laws restricting speech be part of the Harris-Walz campaign's platform? 6:30pm- Taylor Riggs—co-anchor of Fox Business's The Big Money Show—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Bidenomics and the impact it has had on the U.S. economy. Plus, did Kamala Harris really just steal Donald Trump's “No Tax On Tips” policy? 6:40pm- Congressman Ryan Zinke—Representative for Montana's 1st Congressional District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's recent campaign rally in Montana.

Esta semana en el podcast, hablamos sobre las finanzas en la comunidad hispana en Estados Unidos.Y es que de acuerdo con una reciente encuesta de la organizacion sin fines de lucro UnidosUS, los Latinos nos sentimos preocupados por nuestra situación económica, y te vamos a platicar sobre los principales resultados de este estudio y sobre lo que podemos hacer en casa para mejorar nuestras finanzas.Durante el episodio hablamos de dos episodios de 2023 donde hablamos sobre:Las 3 cosas más importantes que puedes hacer con tu dinero¿Por qué la inflación afecta a todos por igual?Support the Show.Estamos en todas las plataformas de podcasts y en www.tacofinanciero.com. En redes sociales estamos en Instagram, Facebook, y Twitter, y los martes nos encuentras en Television en Canal 13 Chiapas, haciendo click AQUI.

For many students, college internships are a rite of passage, an opportunity to experience different workplaces and enhance their resumes. They are even more meaningful when the interns are first-generation Latino college students whose immigrant parents are America's farmworkers. In this episode of Power Station, I continue a tradition that I cherish, interviewing exceptional young people whose life trajectories are flourishing through their connections to the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association. Isaac Ramon Peña and Berenice Verdugo talk about the migrant Head Start programs that impacted their lives, providing a safe space while their parents worked the fields, starting at 4am, as well as educational enrichment that made them kindergarten ready. They recognize that NMSHSA is a vital support system for Migrant Head Start Centers and a singular resource for their parents, from bringing the USDA Farmworker Relief Program to life to promoting well-being through the Vaccine Project. Isaac and Berenice are thrilled to be learning about policymaking and advocacy through their placements with the United Farm Workers and UnidosUS. And they shout out NMSHSA's incredible team, for helping them navigate their first time to Washington, DC, including, of course, the incomparable Cleofas Rodriguez. IYKYK.  

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, a bipartisan US Senate working group led by Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released a report titled "Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence: A Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence Policy in the United States Senate." Just hours after the report was released, Justin Hendrix spoke to two civil rights advocates who are working on AI policy about the good and the bad of the Senate report, and more broadly about how to set AI policy priorities that ensure a brighter future for all:Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, Senior Director at the Center for Civil Rights & Tech at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human RightsClaudia Ruiz, Senior Civil Rights Policy Analyst at UnidosUS

Good health care depends on good health coverage, particularly for the most vulnerable. The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid eligibility and created exchanges where many Americans could access health insurance, often at a subsidized price. These new pathways to affordable coverage led to the uninsured rate dropping to record lows.Unfortunately, those recent gains in coverage and access now face new hurdles. After the end of the Covid public health emergency, states began a process of redetermining Medicaid eligibility which caused tens of millions to lose coverage. Many were forced to find a new source of insurance coverage, or lost it completely. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act created enhanced subsidies for individuals seeking insurance on the ACA marketplace exchanges, leading to a record high enrollment this year. Those subsidies are set to expire in 2025.  Unless Congress steps in, this could increase premiums, making coverage too expensive for many, threatening access to health care. In this episode, Stan Dorn, who has worked on coverage issues for almost 40 years and currently serves as the Director of the Health Policy Project at UnidosUS, explains what these dual threats to coverage mean for individuals and their families.Topics discussed include:Current state of the Medicaid redetermination process and its impact on coverage for recipientsCongressional action needed to avoid looming marketplace coverage cliff  Long-term policy changes that will improve the ACA by protecting Medicaid expansion and continuing affordability in the exchange marketplaceMORE: UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through a unique combination of expert research, advocacy programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. When it comes to health care, the group is focused on ensuring access to affordable coverage with an emphasis on helping people through the Medicaid unwinding process and enrolling them in exchange plans.

Sergio M. Gonzalez joined Brown University as Senior Vice President for Advancement in 2017. He oversees all advancement areas across the institution, including development, alumni relations, corporate and foundation relations, international advancement, the Brown Sports Foundation, and the Brown Annual Fund. Before landing at Brown, Gonzalez served as Senior Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs at the University of Miami from 2001-2017. He was the architect and leader of two successful fundraising campaigns that together raised more than $3 billion. Prior to joining the University of Miami, Gonzalez served in multiple roles in Miami-Dade County government, including Chief of Staff for the Miami-Dade County Executive Mayor, Director of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, and Executive Director of the South Florida 1999 Super Bowl Host Committee. Gonzalez is chair of the Board of Trustees for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). He also chaired the CASE U.S./Canada Regional Council. Gonzalez also chaired an annual CASE conference for Latin American university presidents and advancement practitioners over a number of years, and speaks frequently on the advancement profession to diverse audiences in the US and abroad. Gonzalez has a long history of civic service both in Miami and since coming to Providence. He is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and has served on the Board of Directors of UnidosUS, the largest national Hispanic advocacy and civil rights organization.Other past board service includes Belen Jesuit Prep School in Miami, the Orange Bowl, Breakthrough Miami, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. In Providence, Gonzalez served on the board of the Trinity Repertory Theater and currently serves on the board of the Wheeler School.

Over the next 20 years, the Urban Institute forecasts that Latinos will be 70% of net new homeowners. UnidosUS, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, is on a mission to encourage the creation of 4 million new Latino homeowners by 2030. Senior housing policy analyst at UnidosUS, Sam Kenney, says the industry doesn't have to wait because 8 million Latinos are mortgage ready right now!

Nuestro programa ¡Ya es Hora! Tuvimos de todo un poco, abordando temas como educación, política, salud y algo mas.Primero comenzamos con nuestros invitados de la organización UnidosUS, Clarissa Martínez, del área de Iniciativa del Voto y José Rodríguez, del área de Participación de Padres.Actualmente participan en un foro organizado por Arizona State University en el cual dan a conocer los servicios que ofrece esta organización a nivel nacional y en especial en Arizona, donde forma una alianza especial con Chicanos Por La Causa.José Rodríguez mencionó por ejemplo el Programa Escalera el cual ayuda a los jóvenes a cómo prepararse para una entrevista, cómo buscar fondos y becas para llegar a alcanzar sus estudios universitarios.También hay un programa de apoyo para que ayuden a los alumnos cuando ya están en la universidad.Valleywise HealthEl hospital del condado de Maricopa es tradicionalmente un lugar donde la población hispana se atiende en el Valle, y para brindar un mejor servicio, Valleywise Health está realizando una remodelación o si se quiere reconstrucción del mismo.Valleywise Health están realizando una enorme inversión para la remodelación del conocido como el hospital del xondado de Maricopa.Martha Martínez y Michel Murphy, hablaron sobre lo que fue la nueva unidad de quemaduras, la cual es renovada con tecnología de punta, es un edificio completamente nuevo, con un piso dedicado únicamente para la atención de pacientes de Arizona.#spanish #espanol #az #arizona #valleywise #maricopa  #educacion #politica #salud 

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail.Greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. An auspicious pod for you today. It marks a first in the long and storied, yet somehow still dubious history of The Herle Burly.We have the United States Ambassador to Canada, David L. Cohen as our guest. 2 years and 2 weeks into the job! I'd need a whole separate pod to cover off Ambassador Cohen's CV (see official bio below) — it's that long and accomplished.Suffice to say his career has spanned business, law, politics, academia, non-profit and a host of board work. And I'm going to spend some time with the Ambassador on his backstory, so we'll find out more.We're also going to talk his impressions of Canada, U.S. politics and leadership in the world, the future of global trade.Official bio:Before his appointment by President Biden and unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David L. Cohen served as Senior Advisor to the CEO at Comcast Corporation as of January 1, 2020.  He was previously Senior Executive Vice President at Comcast, where his portfolio included corporate communications, legal affairs, government and regulatory affairs, public affairs, corporate administration, corporate real estate and security, and community impact.  Cohen also served as the company's first chief diversity officer.Before starting with Comcast in July 2002, Cohen served as a partner in and Chairman of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, one of the 100 largest law firms in the country.  From January 1992 to April 1997, Cohen served as Chief of Staff to the Honorable Edward G. Rendell, the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia.Cohen served on many nonprofit boards, including as chair of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and its Executive Committee; as a member of the trustee board and the executive committee of Penn Medicine; as a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; as chair of the Philadelphia Theatre Company; as a member of the Board of the National Urban League; and as chair of the corporate board of advisors of UnidosUS.   Cohen also previously served as a member of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission.  He also served on the board of directors of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association.A native of New York, Cohen graduated with a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1977 and with a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School summa cum laude in 1981.  Cohen has received numerous honors and recognitions, including Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University.  Prior to his appointment to Ottawa, he lived in Philadelphia with his wife.Thank you for joining us on #TheHerleBurly podcast. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch episodes of The Herle Burly via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.

If you were to construct an organization with the capability to move bold public policy forward it would have to look like the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). It starts with a critical mission, to ensure decent and affordable housing for lowest income renters. The fact that 7.3 million Americans experience extremely low incomes, or put another way, that this nation has available and affordable housing for only 33 of every 100 extremely low income households has challenged NLIHC to create an infrastructure that optimizes its reach and impact. Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) is one such initiative, launched in 2018 to make affordable housing champions out of leaders from the civil rights, education,' and health sectors. On this episode of Power Station, Chantelle Wilkinson, OSAH's exceptional National Campaign Director, tells a powerful story about the national partners, from the NAACP to UnidosUS and the National Education Association that are embracing housing advocacy and elevating affordable housing on their own organizational policy agendas. This and other game changing NLIHC strategies are making affordable housing, finally, a topline political issue. All power to Chantelle who brings her heart, lived experience and organizing rigor to this vital movement.      

Veronica Colon Rosairio. Executive director of Fundacion de mujeres en Puerto Rico was founded by women in the Diaspora and within Puerto Rico, which promotes social justice and supports the economic security, safety, health, reproductive autonomy and general empowerment of women, girls and gender-fluid individuals in Puerto Rico. Why is this so important? The women and outer communities of PR have continuously been left on the margins, particularly women, since colonial times of the island and it has been a corporate tax free haven to exploit folks and keep them in poverty. Think Hawaii 2.0. After Hurricane Marie hit her home country of Puerto Rico, Veronica went back home to leverage her US top tier educational background, with an 11 year career within a Washington, DC think tank, to help rebuild the country through an ecosystem of non-profits creating an entrepreneurial environment to help communities see ownership and organizing women at the forefront to lead a new transformation of Puerto Rico.  Veronica and I discuss the importance of this new leadership and a socio-economic change for women to be at the forefront due to the history of Puerto Rico and the US relationships over the years. Particularly the big corporations and Pharma which has had a long history of creating clinical trials with the first birth control pills tested on Puerto Rican Women which were hugely controversial and was also known as  The Pill Trials to lead into the first testing distribution of Opioids in Puerto Rico. The history of Puerto Rican people has long been colonized by Spain and the US by creating more profits to the wealthy since the early 1900's as per this documentary we refenced call “La Operacion '' which at minute 7, is where we see the economic displacement begin of the farming communities and lower income neighborhoods, then by sterilizing women to control the populations. There is a lot to unpack in this episode, but the goal is to start discussions of our histories that are slowly being erased and how these policies of colonization, which we clearly opened our eyes to the concept through social media with Gaza and Israel, has long been a thing here in the US starting with the Indigenous populations. It's time to start healing and moving forward by learning more and advocating for those that are not resourced to live humanely.  By providing women leadership and entrepreneurial skills to help rebuild communities, creates a pathways for the right investments getting to the people that need them the most, not to those who profit from the land ownerships and corporations that feed the broken policies of Puerto Rico. It's time for us, women of color and our allies, to invest in social equity that  builds communities into better women's healthcare and a new economic sustainable society for future generations.  For context in this episode, we referenced the Madrigal sisters which is in reference to the Madrigal ten, which was a legal case of  Madrigal v. Quilligan in Los Angeles California  from the 1970's challenged  the forced sterilzation of latina women without their consent. But this is not anything new, and can not be forgotten, just as UnidosUS provides us with more information and context on forced sterization of Latinas here that is also happening in ICE detention centers.  Thank you for supporting this episode. If you'd like to get in touch with Mujeres en Fundación de Puerto Rico, Inc. you can visit them at the website here and follow them on social media here  If you would like more information about Latinasb2b.com, please reach out to us at info@latinasb2b.com. Executive Production and Host by Theresa E. Gonzales of 5-E Leadership and Marketing Audio Engineered by Robert Lopez of Crates Audio Subscribe to our Newsletter Latinasb2b.com Follow us: YouTube @Latinasb2b IG @ Latinasb2b LinkedIn @ Latinasb2b.marketing X @LatinasB2B Gracias

Welcome to the Friday News Flyover for November 3, 2023. I'm Sean Diller. This week: Medicaid chaos in red states around the country | Cannabis legalization on the ballot in Ohio | Pennsylvania Democrats have returned triple the mail ballots compared with their Republican neighbors | Colorado voters consider two statewide ballot initiatives, and | It's Britneyhttps://missouriindependent.com/2023/11/02/medicaid-unwinding-breeds-chaos-in-states-as-millions-lose-coverage/Medicaid ‘unwinding' breeds chaos in states as millions lose coverageBY: PHIL GALEWITZ, KATHERYN HOUGHTON, BRETT KELMAN AND SAMANTHA LISS - NOVEMBER 2, 2023 11:34 AM     More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn't get cut off from Medicaid.Callers in Missouri and Florida reported waiting on hold for more than two hours on hotlines to renew their Medicaid coverage.The parents of a disabled man in Tennessee who had been on Medicaid for three decades fought with the state this summer to keep him enrolled as he lay dying from pneumonia in a hospital.Since the expiration of COVID-era protections earlier this year, states have reviewed the eligibility of more than 28 million people and terminated coverage for over 10 million of them. Millions more are expected to lose Medicaid in the coming months.The Medicaid disenrollment rates of people reviewed so far vary dramatically by state, largely along a blue-red political divide, from a low of 10% in Illinois to a high of 65% in Texas.“I feel like Illinois is doing everything in their power to ensure that as few people lose coverage as possible,” said Paula Campbell of the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, which represents dozens of community health centers.Camille Richoux, health policy director for the nonprofit Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families said, “It's not just bad, but worse than people can imagine. This has not been about determining who is eligible using all possible means, but how we can kick people off by all possible means.”The unprecedented enrollment drop comes after federal protections ended this spring that had prohibited states from removing people from Medicaid during the three pandemic years. Since March 2020, enrollment in Medicaid and the related Children's Health Insurance Program had surged by more than 22 million to reach 94 million people in the U.S.The process of reviewing recipients' eligibility has been anything but smooth for many Medicaid enrollees, and some suspect particular states have used the confusing system to discourage enrollment.But gaps in coverage can jeopardize people's access to health services - or their financial security - if they get medical bills for care they cannot postpone.Pam Shaw, a pediatrician in Kansas City, Kansas, who chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics' state government affairs committee said, “Any type of care that's put off — whether it's asthma, whether it's autism, whether it's something as simple as an earache — can just get worse if you wait,”Doctors and representatives of community health centers around the country said they have seen an uptick in cancellations and no-shows among patients without coverage — including children. Nationwide, states have already disenrolled at least 1.8 million children in the 20 states that provide the data by age. Children typically qualify more easily than adults, so child advocates believe many kids are being wrongly terminated based on their parents' being deemed no longer eligible. In Texas, 68% of those disenrolled from Medicaid were children, compared with 16% in Massachusetts, according to KFF. In September, President Joe Biden's administration said most states were conducting eligibility checks incorrectly and inappropriately disenrolling eligible children or household members. The administration  ordered states to reinstate coverage for some 500,000 people.Idaho, one of a few states that completed the unwind in six months, said it disenrolled 121,000 people of the 153,000 recipients it reviewed as of September because it suspected they were no longer eligible. Of those kicked off, about 13,600 signed up for private coverage on the state's ACA marketplace, according to Pat Kelly, executive director of Your Health Idaho, the state's exchange. What happened to the rest, state officials say they don't know.Nationwide, about 71% of Medicaid enrollees terminated during the unwinding have been cut because of procedural issues - meaning they could actually still qualify for Medicaid, but lost it anyway. ‘People are not getting through'In many states, enrollees have faced long waits to get help with renewals. The worst phone waits were in Missouri, according to a KFF Health News review of letters the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent to states in August. In the letter to Missouri's Medicaid program, CMS said it was concerned that the average wait time of 48 minutes and the 44% rate of Missourians abandoning those calls in May was “impeding equitable access” to assistance and patients' ability to maintain coverage.Some people are waiting on hold more than three hours, said Sunni Johnson, an enrollment worker at Affinia Healthcare, which runs community health centers in the St. Louis area. That's a significant hurdle for people with inflexible jobs and other barriers.In Florida, which has removed over 730,000 people from the program since April, enrollees earlier this year were waiting almost 2½ hours on a Spanish-language call center, according to a report from UnidosUS, a civil rights advocacy group. The Spanish versions of the Medicaid application, renewal website, and other communications are also confusing, said Jared Nordlund, the Florida director for UnidosUS.Some Medicaid recipients are seeking help through the courts. In a 2020 class-action lawsuit against Tennessee that seeks to pause the Medicaid eligibility review, parents of recipients describe spending hours on the phone or online with the state Medicaid program, trying to ensure their children's insurance coverage is not lost.One of those parents, Donna Guyton, said in a court filing that Tennessee's Medicaid program, called TennCare, sent a June letter revoking the coverage of her 37-year-old son, Patrick, who had been eligible for Medicaid because of disabilities since he was 6. As Guyton made calls and filed appeals to protect her son's insurance, he was hospitalized with pneumonia, then spent weeks there before dying in late July.“While Patrick was fighting for his life, TennCare was threatening to take away his health insurance coverage and the services he relied on,” she said in a court filing. “Though we should have been able to focus on Patrick's care, our family was required to navigate a system that kept denying his eligibility and putting his health coverage at risk.”TennCare said in a court filing Patrick Guyton's Medicaid coverage was never actually revoked — the termination letter was sent to his family because of an “error.”Phil Galewitz in Washington, D.C., wrote this article. Daniel Chang in Hollywood, Florida; Katheryn Houghton in Missoula, Montana; Brett Kelman in Nashville, Tennessee; Samantha Liss and Bram Sable-Smith in St. Louis; and Bernard J. Wolfson in Los Angeles contributed to this report.KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/11/01/marijuana-legalization-would-add-260m-to-ohio-economy-study-predicts/Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. Or when you get ‘em anyway.Issue 2, an initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana for people over 21 in Ohio, is on the ballot in next Tuesday's election. An economic analysis released last week found that the benefits of legalizing cannabis in Ohio would outweigh the costs by a quarter-billion dollars a year.A study by Columbus-based Scioto Analysis attempts to identify the pluses and minuses that would come with legalization.To do the analysis, the group used studies from states such as Washington and Colorado, where recreational weed has long been the law. To examine how the pros and cons identified in those states might play out in Ohio, the researchers looked at economic and census data, as well as crime statistics.with its 10% excise tax on top of Ohio's normal sales tax, passage of Issue 2 would produce $190 million a year, according to the report.  Then there are the jobs the new industry would create.The report predicts that Ohio will add roughly 3,300 new jobs in the first year after legalization. Assuming these jobs are full time and pay matches the average wage across the state of Ohio, this will amount to about $190 million in wage benefits for workers across the state. And if weed is no longer illegal for adults over 21, it stands to reason that there will be fewer arrests.The report said using data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report on the number of cannabis-related arrests in Ohio, they estimate there would be about 4,400 fewer arrests per year if recreational cannabis were legalized. Adding up the cost of those arrests, and assuming that 6% of those people would have been convicted of felonies, this amounts to over $38 million in savings for Ohio.”Overall, study estimated Ohioans would receive $260 million in annual benefits if Issue 2 passes this coming Tuesday. https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/mail-in-ballot-returns-top-half-a-million-2023-election-mailbag/Dems far outpacing Republicans in mail and absentee ballots returnedMail-in ballot returns top half a million | 2023 Election MailbagBY: CASSIE MILLER - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 2:00 PM     Here are the numbers: As of Nov. 1, Pennsylvania voters requested a total of 1,026,227 absentee and mail-in ballots.Of that number, 90% requested a mail-in ballot and 10% requested an absentee ballot ahead of the municipal election.Registered Democrats requested 723,746 mail-in and absentee ballots compared to 215,286 Republicans and 87,195 requests from “other” registered voters. So about 3 of every 4Of the 570,000 ballots returned so far statewide, 417,829 - or about 3 of every 4 - were ballots from registered Democrats and 114,149 were from those registered as Republicans. https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/10/01/proposition-hh-proposition-ii/Colorado voters will decide on two statewide measures this election, both of which were referred to the ballot by the state Legislature.First, Proposition HHIf approved, Proposition HH would lower property tax rates over the next 10 years and allow the state to keep more money than it would otherwise be obligated to return to taxpayers. If Proposition HH passes, the residential assessment rate would be reduced to 6.7% from 6.765% until 2032. Proposition HH would also raise the amount of tax revenue the state can keep — set by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights — by 1%. The new revenue allowed would be used to backfill property tax revenue that local governments would miss out on, for things like public education. $20MM would also be set aside for a rental assistance program.The proposition is backed by the Democratic lawmakers who voted to put it on the ballot and by Demoratic Gov. Jared Polis, as well as by other liberal groups, unions, AARP and the League of Women Voters. They say the proposal is a responsible solution to rising property taxes while still keeping schools funded. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/britney-spears-memoir-the-woman-in-me-sales-publisher-1235768414/It's BritneyBritney Spears‘ long-awaited memoir “The Woman in Me” — which details her fight for freedom and tumultuous relationships with the men in her life — has sold 1.1 million copies in its first week across print, pre-sales, e-books and audiobooks in the United States.“The Woman in Me” was released on Oct. 24 and has officially been out for just over a week. The memoir is 275 pages long and the audiobook is read by actress Michelle Williams. The book featured a wild assortment of revelations that touched on Spears' career, family, conservatorship and high profile relationships. Among them, Spears revealed that she and her ex-beau Justin Timberlake had gotten an abortion and she also claims Timberlake cheated on her with unnamed celebrities. Spears landed the publishing deal for a tell-all last February, just a few months after her conservatorship was terminated. Simon & Schuster acquired the rights to Spears' book last year after a bidding war that involved multiple publishers, though the financial terms of the transaction have not been revealed. That's it for me, from Denver I'm Sean Diller. Stories featured in today's show were originally reported in the Missouri Independent, Ohio Capital Journal, Pennsylvania Capital Star, Colorado Newsline, and Variety. Thanks for listening, see you next time. 

Welcome to the Friday News Flyover for November 3, 2023. I'm Sean Diller. This week: Medicaid chaos in red states around the country | Cannabis legalization on the ballot in Ohio | Pennsylvania Democrats have returned triple the mail ballots compared with their Republican neighbors | Colorado voters consider two statewide ballot initiatives, and | It's Britneyhttps://missouriindependent.com/2023/11/02/medicaid-unwinding-breeds-chaos-in-states-as-millions-lose-coverage/Medicaid ‘unwinding' breeds chaos in states as millions lose coverageBY: PHIL GALEWITZ, KATHERYN HOUGHTON, BRETT KELMAN AND SAMANTHA LISS - NOVEMBER 2, 2023 11:34 AM     More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn't get cut off from Medicaid.Callers in Missouri and Florida reported waiting on hold for more than two hours on hotlines to renew their Medicaid coverage.The parents of a disabled man in Tennessee who had been on Medicaid for three decades fought with the state this summer to keep him enrolled as he lay dying from pneumonia in a hospital.Since the expiration of COVID-era protections earlier this year, states have reviewed the eligibility of more than 28 million people and terminated coverage for over 10 million of them. Millions more are expected to lose Medicaid in the coming months.The Medicaid disenrollment rates of people reviewed so far vary dramatically by state, largely along a blue-red political divide, from a low of 10% in Illinois to a high of 65% in Texas.“I feel like Illinois is doing everything in their power to ensure that as few people lose coverage as possible,” said Paula Campbell of the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, which represents dozens of community health centers.Camille Richoux, health policy director for the nonprofit Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families said, “It's not just bad, but worse than people can imagine. This has not been about determining who is eligible using all possible means, but how we can kick people off by all possible means.”The unprecedented enrollment drop comes after federal protections ended this spring that had prohibited states from removing people from Medicaid during the three pandemic years. Since March 2020, enrollment in Medicaid and the related Children's Health Insurance Program had surged by more than 22 million to reach 94 million people in the U.S.The process of reviewing recipients' eligibility has been anything but smooth for many Medicaid enrollees, and some suspect particular states have used the confusing system to discourage enrollment.But gaps in coverage can jeopardize people's access to health services - or their financial security - if they get medical bills for care they cannot postpone.Pam Shaw, a pediatrician in Kansas City, Kansas, who chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics' state government affairs committee said, “Any type of care that's put off — whether it's asthma, whether it's autism, whether it's something as simple as an earache — can just get worse if you wait,”Doctors and representatives of community health centers around the country said they have seen an uptick in cancellations and no-shows among patients without coverage — including children. Nationwide, states have already disenrolled at least 1.8 million children in the 20 states that provide the data by age. Children typically qualify more easily than adults, so child advocates believe many kids are being wrongly terminated based on their parents' being deemed no longer eligible. In Texas, 68% of those disenrolled from Medicaid were children, compared with 16% in Massachusetts, according to KFF. In September, President Joe Biden's administration said most states were conducting eligibility checks incorrectly and inappropriately disenrolling eligible children or household members. The administration  ordered states to reinstate coverage for some 500,000 people.Idaho, one of a few states that completed the unwind in six months, said it disenrolled 121,000 people of the 153,000 recipients it reviewed as of September because it suspected they were no longer eligible. Of those kicked off, about 13,600 signed up for private coverage on the state's ACA marketplace, according to Pat Kelly, executive director of Your Health Idaho, the state's exchange. What happened to the rest, state officials say they don't know.Nationwide, about 71% of Medicaid enrollees terminated during the unwinding have been cut because of procedural issues - meaning they could actually still qualify for Medicaid, but lost it anyway. ‘People are not getting through'In many states, enrollees have faced long waits to get help with renewals. The worst phone waits were in Missouri, according to a KFF Health News review of letters the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent to states in August. In the letter to Missouri's Medicaid program, CMS said it was concerned that the average wait time of 48 minutes and the 44% rate of Missourians abandoning those calls in May was “impeding equitable access” to assistance and patients' ability to maintain coverage.Some people are waiting on hold more than three hours, said Sunni Johnson, an enrollment worker at Affinia Healthcare, which runs community health centers in the St. Louis area. That's a significant hurdle for people with inflexible jobs and other barriers.In Florida, which has removed over 730,000 people from the program since April, enrollees earlier this year were waiting almost 2½ hours on a Spanish-language call center, according to a report from UnidosUS, a civil rights advocacy group. The Spanish versions of the Medicaid application, renewal website, and other communications are also confusing, said Jared Nordlund, the Florida director for UnidosUS.Some Medicaid recipients are seeking help through the courts. In a 2020 class-action lawsuit against Tennessee that seeks to pause the Medicaid eligibility review, parents of recipients describe spending hours on the phone or online with the state Medicaid program, trying to ensure their children's insurance coverage is not lost.One of those parents, Donna Guyton, said in a court filing that Tennessee's Medicaid program, called TennCare, sent a June letter revoking the coverage of her 37-year-old son, Patrick, who had been eligible for Medicaid because of disabilities since he was 6. As Guyton made calls and filed appeals to protect her son's insurance, he was hospitalized with pneumonia, then spent weeks there before dying in late July.“While Patrick was fighting for his life, TennCare was threatening to take away his health insurance coverage and the services he relied on,” she said in a court filing. “Though we should have been able to focus on Patrick's care, our family was required to navigate a system that kept denying his eligibility and putting his health coverage at risk.”TennCare said in a court filing Patrick Guyton's Medicaid coverage was never actually revoked — the termination letter was sent to his family because of an “error.”Phil Galewitz in Washington, D.C., wrote this article. Daniel Chang in Hollywood, Florida; Katheryn Houghton in Missoula, Montana; Brett Kelman in Nashville, Tennessee; Samantha Liss and Bram Sable-Smith in St. Louis; and Bernard J. Wolfson in Los Angeles contributed to this report.KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/11/01/marijuana-legalization-would-add-260m-to-ohio-economy-study-predicts/Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. Or when you get ‘em anyway.Issue 2, an initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana for people over 21 in Ohio, is on the ballot in next Tuesday's election. An economic analysis released last week found that the benefits of legalizing cannabis in Ohio would outweigh the costs by a quarter-billion dollars a year.A study by Columbus-based Scioto Analysis attempts to identify the pluses and minuses that would come with legalization.To do the analysis, the group used studies from states such as Washington and Colorado, where recreational weed has long been the law. To examine how the pros and cons identified in those states might play out in Ohio, the researchers looked at economic and census data, as well as crime statistics.with its 10% excise tax on top of Ohio's normal sales tax, passage of Issue 2 would produce $190 million a year, according to the report.  Then there are the jobs the new industry would create.The report predicts that Ohio will add roughly 3,300 new jobs in the first year after legalization. Assuming these jobs are full time and pay matches the average wage across the state of Ohio, this will amount to about $190 million in wage benefits for workers across the state. And if weed is no longer illegal for adults over 21, it stands to reason that there will be fewer arrests.The report said using data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report on the number of cannabis-related arrests in Ohio, they estimate there would be about 4,400 fewer arrests per year if recreational cannabis were legalized. Adding up the cost of those arrests, and assuming that 6% of those people would have been convicted of felonies, this amounts to over $38 million in savings for Ohio.”Overall, study estimated Ohioans would receive $260 million in annual benefits if Issue 2 passes this coming Tuesday. https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/mail-in-ballot-returns-top-half-a-million-2023-election-mailbag/Dems far outpacing Republicans in mail and absentee ballots returnedMail-in ballot returns top half a million | 2023 Election MailbagBY: CASSIE MILLER - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 2:00 PM     Here are the numbers: As of Nov. 1, Pennsylvania voters requested a total of 1,026,227 absentee and mail-in ballots.Of that number, 90% requested a mail-in ballot and 10% requested an absentee ballot ahead of the municipal election.Registered Democrats requested 723,746 mail-in and absentee ballots compared to 215,286 Republicans and 87,195 requests from “other” registered voters. So about 3 of every 4Of the 570,000 ballots returned so far statewide, 417,829 - or about 3 of every 4 - were ballots from registered Democrats and 114,149 were from those registered as Republicans. https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/10/01/proposition-hh-proposition-ii/Colorado voters will decide on two statewide measures this election, both of which were referred to the ballot by the state Legislature.First, Proposition HHIf approved, Proposition HH would lower property tax rates over the next 10 years and allow the state to keep more money than it would otherwise be obligated to return to taxpayers. If Proposition HH passes, the residential assessment rate would be reduced to 6.7% from 6.765% until 2032. Proposition HH would also raise the amount of tax revenue the state can keep — set by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights — by 1%. The new revenue allowed would be used to backfill property tax revenue that local governments would miss out on, for things like public education. $20MM would also be set aside for a rental assistance program.The proposition is backed by the Democratic lawmakers who voted to put it on the ballot and by Demoratic Gov. Jared Polis, as well as by other liberal groups, unions, AARP and the League of Women Voters. They say the proposal is a responsible solution to rising property taxes while still keeping schools funded. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/britney-spears-memoir-the-woman-in-me-sales-publisher-1235768414/It's BritneyBritney Spears‘ long-awaited memoir “The Woman in Me” — which details her fight for freedom and tumultuous relationships with the men in her life — has sold 1.1 million copies in its first week across print, pre-sales, e-books and audiobooks in the United States.“The Woman in Me” was released on Oct. 24 and has officially been out for just over a week. The memoir is 275 pages long and the audiobook is read by actress Michelle Williams. The book featured a wild assortment of revelations that touched on Spears' career, family, conservatorship and high profile relationships. Among them, Spears revealed that she and her ex-beau Justin Timberlake had gotten an abortion and she also claims Timberlake cheated on her with unnamed celebrities. Spears landed the publishing deal for a tell-all last February, just a few months after her conservatorship was terminated. Simon & Schuster acquired the rights to Spears' book last year after a bidding war that involved multiple publishers, though the financial terms of the transaction have not been revealed. That's it for me, from Denver I'm Sean Diller. Stories featured in today's show were originally reported in the Missouri Independent, Ohio Capital Journal, Pennsylvania Capital Star, Colorado Newsline, and Variety. Thanks for listening, see you next time. 

La organización UnidosUS y CDC urgen a la población latina a vacunarse contra dicha enfermedad, incluso contra la influenza, debido también a un aumento de contagios y hospitalizaciones. Araceli Martínez nos cuenta sobre la ausencia de Miguel Santiago, asambleísta de Los Ángeles, en una conferencia que él mismo organizó. El astro brasileño abandonará el Paris Saint Germain y nuevamente vuelve a ser la noticia de 8 columnas en el mundo del fútbol, más por los millones que lo circundan que por su desempeño en la cancha.

You have a dream. Yet your family is completely opposed to it. What do you do?   For this Women of Color Rise episode, Analiza talks with Sonia Pérez, COO of UnidosUS, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Sonia was the youngest of eight siblings, growing up in the projects in Brooklyn, New York. Despite limited access to quality schools, she was able to enter an elite public high school and then later Brown University. But her father did not understand why Sonia wanted to leave their community to attend Brown. He did not speak to Sonia for the entire summer.   What did Sonia do? She stayed true to her commitment to education and opportunity. She also stayed true to her family. She knew she was not leaving for good. Her plan was to come back.   The day before Sonia left for Brown, her father reconciled with her, “You will always have a home here.”   Sonia shares how this experience helped shape her life choices. She returned to family–caring for her mother in law in Puerto Rico and then back to New York. She also chose a career in education policy after attending the Kennedy School at Harvard. During her three-decade career at UnidosUS, she has served many roles, including Interim CEO.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://analizawolf.com/ep-55-what-to-do-if-your-family-doesnt-support-you-with-sonia-prez

Host Ray Collazo is joined by Viviana Lopez Green, senior director for UnidosUS' Racial Equity Initiative, to discuss UnidosUS's report "Elevating Latino Experiences and Voices in News about Racial Equity: Findings and Recommendations for More Complete Coverage.” This UnidosUS collaboration with Berkely Media Studies Group outlines how media consistently underrepresents Latino voice in racial equity news coverage. Lopez Green reveals report findings and recommendations on how media can improve news coverage to elevate the impact and perspective of racial equity issues on the Latino community. Collazo and Lopez Green discuss UnidosUS' work to center Afro-Latino/Afro-Latinx experience in their policy advocacy. Lopez Green also shares what makes her hometown of Cartagena, Colombia so special. This episode is dedicated to the Bomba Live! community's Colombian family. Subscribe to Bomba Live! on YouTube and find the report and resources at unidosus.org.

Unidos.org is discussed as the largest civil rights latino organization in the world and their normalization of insanity; North Carolina's K12 system is collapsing and their Democrat Governor panics; More higher-ed insanity and grooming involving the jabs in NYS, and sex-ed's hidden agenda they don't tell parents about.  

If you want to know how to protect and advance the rights of Latinos in Texas, ask Eric Holguin. A native son of Corpus Christi and Texas State Director of UnidosUS, the nation's largest non-partisan champion of Hispanic civil rights, he starts with the facts. Without the state's 11.4 million Latinos, who are critical to the workforce and especially well-represented in the civil service, energy and small business sectors, the economy would collapse and were it not for gerrymandering, Texas would be a purple state. Making progress in a state where political leaders maintain power by demonizing Latinos takes commitment, resources, and a strategy. Eric partners with UnidosUS affiliates, on-the-ground advocates for voting, education, reproductive, healthcare, immigration, and LGBTQ rights. He cultivates the next generation of Latino political leaders and most importantly, he engages with everyday community members who are moved more by values than by policy alerts. Standard messaging by political parties often fails to connect with Latino voters and will not motivate them to get to the polls. Votes must be earned, not taken for granted. Eric offers a roadmap to making change possible. Listen and celebrate how UnidosUS moves America forward.    

Episode 210 talks about credit 101 featuring Erica Mancinas of Unidos US. Listen now! Erica Mancinas is the Manager of Financial Empowerment at UnidosUS. During her time with the organization, she has supported the implementation of a national program with UnidosUS Affiliates that promotes the availability of financial coaching and improves access to affordable financial services in low-income communities across the US. Currently, Erica is managing the deployment of the Financial Empowerment Network—a $5 million, multi-year initiative that will embed financial education into Affiliates' programs, and drive clients into a remote financial coaching service that retains the linguistic and cultural relevance that are hallmarks of UnidosUS Affiliates' services. UnidosUS is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that serves as the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Since their founding in 1968, they have contributed to a stronger America by elevating the voice of Latinos, and defending and advancing our community's concerns.For full episode show notes, visit here.Loving episode 210? Leave us a review if you're listening on Apple podcasts and be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube!Until next time, stay empowered, stay inspired and #staypoderosa ✨ WANT TO KICKSTART YOUR FINANCIAL JOURNEY?Download our FREE 14-page guide covering all the topics you need to start making your dinero moves. Visit here. From money mindset, to budget basics, we've got you covered.Check out these YQD™ Partners:Credit Karma— Free credit scores, reports and insights. Get the info you need to take control of your credit.Cleo— A free budgeting app that serves as a sassy Siri for your finances.BetterHelp— Professional Support When You Need It, At The Fraction Of The Cost Of In-Person Therapy. Get 10% off your first month! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/YoQuieroDinero. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple helped invent the modern-day documentary with her groundbreaking Harlan County, USA, which recounted a brutal coalminers' strike in dirt-poor Harlan County, Kentucky and won the 1976 Oscar for best documentary. She won her second Oscar in 1991 for American Dream, about a heartland strike against the Hormel Foods corporation.She returns to the grassroots struggle for survival and dignity in her new film Gumbo Coalition, about the work of the Civil Rights groups the Urban League and UnidosUS during the Trump presidency. We just saw it at the 25th anniversary edition of the Sarasota Film Festival, where we recorded this episode.In addition to docs about social issues, Kopple has also made some fascinating films about celebrities at heightened moments, including the Woody Allen film Wild Man Blues and the Dixie Chicks portrait Shut Up and Sing. But what unites all of her films is a cinema vérité style in which she lets her subjects do the talking and observes with minimal interference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holyoke Media, en asociación con WHMP radio, emiten diariamente la Síntesis informativa en español a través del 101.5 FM y en el 1240 / 1400 AM. Esta es la síntesis informativa del viernes 17 de marzo de 2023: - El tiempo libre pagado que acumulan los trabajadores no es parte de su salario según la ley salarial de Estados Unidos, lo que significa que los empleadores pueden retirar el permiso pagado cuando los trabajadores asalariados no cumplen con las cuotas de productividad, dictaminó el miércoles un tribunal federal de apelaciones. Un panel de tres jueces del Tribunal de Apelaciones del Tercer Circuito de los EE. UU. con sede en Filadelfia dictaminó por unanimidad que Bayada Home Health Care Inc no violó la ley federal de salarios al descontar el tiempo libre pagado de los empleados asalariados, o PTO, cuando no trabajaron las horas semanales requeridas. El caso marcó la primera vez que se le preguntó a un tribunal de apelaciones de EE. UU. si el tiempo libre pagado cuenta como parte del salario de un empleado. La pregunta es importante porque los trabajadores asalariados pueden ser elegibles para el pago de horas extras si los empleadores hacen deducciones de sus salarios. El panel del Tercer Circuito dijo que si bien un salario es una cantidad fija de compensación pagada a intervalos regulares, el tiempo libre pagado es un beneficio adicional que no tiene efecto en el salario de un trabajador y puede pagarse de manera irregular, como cuando un empleado deja una empresa. FUENTE: REUTERS - Los latinos apenas son parte de la conversación en los periódicos y los medios de comunicación en línea que cubren el tema de la equidad racial y el racismo, según descubrió un nuevo estudio. Solo alrededor del 6% de esas noticias se referían a los latinos, que representan casi el 20% de la población estadounidense y más del 40% de todas las personas de color, según un informe publicado el miércoles por Berkeley Media Studies Group y UnidosUS. El estudio analizó los ciclos de noticias pico relacionados con el racismo y los problemas de equidad racial, incluida la riqueza, la vivienda y la salud en los EE. UU., luego del inicio de las protestas y los aniversarios de protestas entre el 1 de mayo y el 30 de septiembre en 2020, 2021 y 2022. El estudio encontró brechas en la cobertura en estados con grandes poblaciones hispanas. Alrededor del 40% de los artículos mencionaron soluciones a problemas de desigualdades raciales y equidad, como formas de mejorar la vivienda y la propiedad de vivienda, el nivel educativo y el cierre de la brecha de riqueza. Los grupos dijeron que realizaron el estudio para ayudar a mejorar la cobertura y la representación, ya que las voces y perspectivas latinas ayudan a influir en qué temas se vuelven parte de la discusión pública o permanecen ocultos. El informe recomendó a los reporteros ampliar las fuentes que provienen de diversos orígenes y hacer preguntas más matizadas, y recomendó más diversidad en el liderazgo y los espacios de trabajo de la sala de redacción. Los grupos también recomendaron a los filántropos que inviertan en estrategias de medios para los latinos y recomendaron que los defensores capaciten a los portavoces latinos y establezcan relaciones con los miembros de los medios. FUENTE: NBC NEWS

Bienvenido mi gente! Welcome to Siempre Pa'lante! Always Forward. I'm your host, Giraldo Luis Alvaré. Gracias for listening. In this episode, our guest's humble beginnings go back to the Upper West Side of Manhattan with roots en la Republica Dominicana. Familia y amor mixed with She Si Puede makes this Afro-Latina the Poderista she is today. She brings flavor adding sazón to every conversation she's part of. Heartwork is what she does by paying it forward to the Latino community. If there is a resource that can help someone, you better believe our guest will connect them to it. Please welcome, VP of Audience Strategy at AARP, Yvette Peña. Gracias for listening. Don't forget to rate, review, follow, subscribe, like and share. Check out my Linktree for more info. Pa'lante! https://linktr.ee/sp.alwaysforward Yvette Peña Vice President, Audience Strategy, AARP AARP site | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | TikTok AARP site - https://www.aarp.org/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AARP IG - https://www.instagram.com/aarp/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AARP FB - https://www.facebook.com/AARP TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aarp NOTABLE MENTIONS AARP, Salud, Dinero, Amor, Dominican Republic, New York City, Upper West Side, Manhattan, Poderosa, Poderistas, American Dream, Sueño Americano, Ancestors, Heartwork, Financial Security, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Millennials, USHLI, Dr. Juan Andrade Jr., Chicago, Afro-Latina, Afro-Latino, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, UnidosUS, Hispanic Federation, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Las Tres Estrellas Bakery, Pastelitos de Carne, Pollo Guisado, Pernil, Flan --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spalwaysforward/support

Hispanic and Latino populations are an integral, growing part of American communities and a rising force in U.S. homeownership. Still, many Spanish-speaking borrowers struggle with the financial, logistical, and readiness challenges related to home buying. In our latest conversation on Clear to Close, we sit down with an expert on the topic: Laura Arce. With tenure in public policy and housing policy at Wells Fargo and the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA), Laura now serves as SVP of UnidosUS, a nonprofit dedicated to building a positive economic trajectory for Latinos through homeownership.

Chuck and Mike are back in those comfy pod chairs discuss Mike's recent recognition by UnidosUS and the Unidos US Capital Awards. The event was attended by Janet Morguia, Raul Itzaguirre, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, and Senator Alex Padilla, who Mike speaks about his past with. Chuck reflects on the honor of introducing Mike and the impact the podcast has had on lifting up the Latino community and its voters. Mike and Chuck then discuss President Joe Biden's recent overseas trip and how it may affect the upcoming Republican presidential primary. 00:04:30 Joe Biden visits Ukraine.00:06:39 Biden stands against authoritarianism.00:14:56 Democrats in danger of losing Senate majority.00:19:15 Democrats need Tester to win.00:24:16 Democrat must run Latinos.00:27:02 Latino candidates needed for success.00:31:03 Voters will decide the fate.00:37:43 Latinos can redefine Democratic Party.00:43:51 Latino voters matter everywhere.00:44:45 Latino political influence growing.00:49:23 Latino voter turnout is key.

Charles Kamasaki is the Senior Cabinet Advisor of UnidosUS, (formerly the National Council of La Raza), the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Cornell Law School. He is also the author of Immigration Reform: The Corpse That Will Not Die. Charles joins host Loren Steffy to discuss the book and the findings therein. 

Due to the impact of gentrification, Latinos have been faced with moving away from their established neighborhoods losing generational ties, businesses, and strong neighborhood cohesion. This forced exodus impacts Latinos' financial security and disrupts the stability and ready access to education and health services which are the elements of thriving communities .Luis Granados, CEO of the Mission Economic Development Agency in San Francisco and Board Chair of UnidosUS, the largest civil rights organization for Latinos in the US, has been working diligently for over 20 years in response to gentrification in the San Francisco Mission District.  He believes that the agency is helping to curb the tide of gentrification by becoming both a Community Development Financial Institution as well as a Housing Developer, and has grown his agency from serving hundreds to housing thousands by responding to the changing needs of the local community. Listen in to Luis's perspectives on what it will take for us to continue to protect our vibrant and historically deeply-rooted Latino communities.

In Episode 108, our final episode of Season 8, Dax-Devlon Ross, Founder / Principal of Dax-Dev and Third Settlements, joins Melinda in a reflective conversation about the changing landscape of DEI work over the years. They look into systemic shifts in communities and organizations, including the pushback to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. They explore what Dax-Devlon calls the BIPOC savior syndrome, an issue that incoming BIPOC leaders often face. Dax-Devlon also shares his experience navigating the DEI space as a Black cis man and how we can reflect and set goals to support DEI initiatives moving into 2023 and beyond.About Dax-Devlon Ross (he/him)Dax-Devlon Ross is the author of six books and his journalism has been featured in Time, The Guardian, The New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, Nonprofit Quarterly, The Washington Post Magazine and other national publications. He won the National Association of Black Journalists' Investigative Reporting Award for his coverage of jury exclusion in North Carolina courts and is currently a Puffin Writing Fellow at Type Media Center.His most recent book Letters to My White Male Friends, published by St. Martin's Press in June 2021, is a call to action and a reflection on race. Dax details how racism has harmed Black people for generations but has also hurt White people by robbing their lives of fullness and meaningful relationships.A New York City teaching fellow turned non-profit executive, Dax is now a principal at the social impact consultancies, Dax-Dev and Third Settlements, both of which focus on designing disruptive strategies to generate equity in workplaces and education spaces alike. His clients have included The National Urban League, UnidosUS, Amnesty International, Results for America, iMentor, Fund II Foundation, Vera Institute of Justice, the ACLU of New Hampshire, and many others.Dax received his Juris Doctorate from George Washington University. He currently resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Alana, and their young children.Find Leading With Empathy & Allyship useful? Subscribe to our podcast and like this episode!For more about Change Catalyst, visit https://ally.cc. There, you'll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.Connect With Dax-Devlon Ross On SocialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dax-devlon-ross-69b3749/Twitter: https://twitter.com/daxdevConnect With Us On SocialYouTube: youtube.com/c/changecatalystTwitter: twitter.com/changecatalystsFacebook: facebook.com/changecatalystsInstagram: instagram.com/techinclusionLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/changecatalystsProduction TeamCreator & Host: Melinda Briana EplerCo-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst ChanPodcast Rocket: Rob Scheerbarth & Nina Rugeles[Image description: Leading With Empathy & Allyship promo and photos of Dax-Devlon Ross, an African-American man with black hair and facial hair, white button down, and grey suit; his black and white image has a photo credits to Doug Segars; and host Melinda Briana Epler, a White woman with blonde and red hair, glasses, red shirt, and black jacket.]Support the show

Welcome back mi gente! to Season 2 of Siempre Pa'lante! Always Forward. I'm your host, Giraldo Luis Alvaré. Gracias for listening. Hope you got a chance to catch up on the show and if you haven't already, kindly rate, review, follow, like, subscribe and share. You know those 5 stars and little love go a long way. In this episode, our guest talks about being a proud daughter of immigrants and how the cultural influences at home from Nicaragua, Republica Dominicana y Mexico helped shape the inspiring Latina she is today. The insight she gives is a masterclass you don't want to miss. Please welcome the Founder and CEO of Mozaic Strategies, Carolina Espinal. Gracias for listening. Don't forget to rate, review, follow, subscribe, like and share. Check out my Linktree for more info. Pa'lante! https://linktr.ee/sp.alwaysforward Carolina Espinal Founder of Mozaic Strategies Mozaic Strategies | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Mozaic Strategies - https://mozaicstrategies.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinaespinal IG - https://www.instagram.com/caritozway/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/CaritozWay NOTABLE MENTIONS Mozaic Strategies, UnidosUS, NAACP, Nicaragua, Republica Dominicana, Mexico, United States, Au pair, Germany, Washington D.C., Santiago, Barbershop, Dominicana, Mexican, Latino Culture, Immigrant, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, DEI, Civil Rights, Social Justice, Equity, Humanity, Latin American, Latina, Merengue, Cumbia, Sonora Dinamita, Civil War, Conservative, Liberal, Far Left, Hard Right, Partido Liberal, Somoza, Sandinista Movement, Charytín, Arroz con Habichuelas, George Floyd, Racism, Elections, Voto Latino, Mi Familia Vota, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia University, Harvard University, Schott Foundation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spalwaysforward/support

Every election cycle, both Democrats and Republicans are reminded of the power of the Latino voter—who are now the second largest demographic group in the electorate. However, is either party's approach to this group effective? And are Latinos really a cogent voting bloc? Two experts, Clarissa Martinez-De-Castro of UnidosUS and Sabrina Rodriguez of The Washington Post, discuss Latinos' top issues, how to perform effective outreach to this group, and how the landscape of Latino politics changes between South Florida and Texas. UnidosUS national poll of Latino voters: t.ly/Jv7W AS/COA Online Latino vote tracker: t.ly/8IxE Access reporting by Sabrina Rodriguez via The Washington Post: t.ly/SxFn Music by Quinteto Latino for Americas Society: https://youtu.be/jBQn-DwzMPs

In this episode of Data-Smart City Pod, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Elana Needle, the director of the Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative at the Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS. The Anchor Collaborative is a collection of national, multi-racial organizations that advances equity by visualizing, tracking, and sharing data on issues like census responses, voter suppression, and police accountability. The Collaborative is intent on identifying and repairing the racist power structures that have disenfranchised millions of Americans of color, while best directing their funding in a data-driven way.    Music credit: Summer-Man by KetsaAbout Data-Smart City SolutionsData-Smart City Solutions, housed at the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, is working to catalyze the adoption of data projects on the local government level by serving as a central resource for cities interested in this emerging field. We highlight best practices, top innovators, and promising case studies while also connecting leading industry, academic, and government officials. Our research focus is the intersection of government and data, ranging from open data and predictive analytics to civic engagement technology. We seek to promote the combination of integrated, cross-agency data with community data to better discover and preemptively address civic problems. To learn more visit us online and follow us on Twitter. 

Jill Biden's office issued an apology Tuesday morning after Biden faced criticism for citing “bodegas” and “breakfast tacos” to praise Latino diversity. Biden made the comments on Monday during a conference in San Antonio for the Latino civil rights and advocacy organization UnidosUS, where she commented on diversity of the community and the work of Raul Yzaguirre, the former president and CEO of the organization who just last week was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

For over ten years, Eric has worked with corporations and nonprofit organizations in the Washington DC area in order to ensure fair and equitable access to resources and opportunities for historically underrepresented populations. He is an experienced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) champion who has collected and analyzed DEI data in order to understand trends in the advancement of inclusion. Through his work, Eric supports the efforts of organizations that seek to ensure the voices of diverse stakeholders are heard. Prior to joining Coqual, Eric was a Managing Analyst at Ballast Research where he led the analysis, development, and presentation of research-based consulting engagements meant to inform the investments and strategy of major corporations. Prior to that, he was the Director of Corporate Accountability at the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) leading the organization's Research Institute and their flagship project the HACR Corporate Inclusion Index. Eric is also the Founder and Principal of GlobeServe Consulting where he manages the analytical, fundraising, and event needs for nonprofit and for-profit clients. Eric has utilized his research and communication skills to help propel the missions and work of nationally recognized organizations like the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), UnidosUS, and the Equal Rights Center (ERC). He has also served on several non-profit boards including Be Free Global, Jai Bhim International, and Prospanica DC. Eric received both his bachelor's degree in philosophy, history, and psychology and his master's degree in applied social science and policy analysis from Hofstra University in New York. He is also a recipient of a Fulbright research grant to Hungary which was awarded to him in 2008. Eric's Fulbright focused on the discrimination of the Roma from public education institutions, the Decade of Roma Inclusion outcomes in Hungary, and parallels that could be drawn between the discrimination of the Roma and Post Brown v Board of Ed educational policy in the U.S. Interested in DEI Research? Check out Coqual the HACR Corporate Inclusion Index --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quientueres/support

Jackeline Stewart-Hawkins, EVP and Head of Multicultural Communications at Edelman, sits down with Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS, to explore the findings from the latest 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Business and Racial Justice in America. Janet and Jackeline talk about why Americans' fears over racism surged, the importance of discussing systematic … Continue reading "Janet Murguía on Fostering an Inclusive Workforce"

According to Unidos US, More than 62 million Latinos live and work in the U.S. and contribute about $2.7 trillion to the economy. Although they have helped keep businesses running throughout the height of the pandemic, they continue to experience disproportionate impacts of the crisis, including food insecurity. Alejandra Gepp, Health Programs Director for UnidosUS talks with me about food insecurity and how federal nutrition programs like The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP can help families in need.

FOUND IN TRANSLATION TALK SHOW, your home for Latino politics & news, is back this week with updates on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Meeting with White House, Republican infighting on January 6th insurrection and latest anti-Latino attack. Hosts Rafael “Ray” Collazo and Enrique Chaurand then interview Carlos Guevara of UnidosUS to update us on immigration policies from Capitol Hill to our Southern Border. Guevara shares what UnidosUS is calling on President Biden to do now on immigration while Collazo analyzes why we need to push back on the right wing narrative related to immigration policy. Chaurand updates us on latest work UnidosUS Action Fund and Dream Corps are doing to engage Latinos in Climate Change movement while  Collazo gives us his weekly Puerto Rican news update. Finally, hosts discuss their fight over a Mexican/Puerto Rican baller.

El programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) está disponible para ayudar a poner comida en la mesa de las familias durante tiempos difíciles ...Platicamos del tema con Alejandra Geep, directora de programas de salud de UnidosUS

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Amanda Martinez from UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza) joins the show today to discuss Latinos in Higher Education and also shares her education and student loan story as a Latina.  This episode follows Amanda along her journey as a first generation college in California to student to a policy analyst with UnidosUS in DC while also weaving in the complexities faced by many Latinos across America today. She dives into the data and shares solutions that can help improve student success that are currently being advocated by her team at UnidosUS. Capture everything that was covered in today's episode by visiting the show notes at: https://thestudentloanpodcast.com/episode29 Visit our podcast sponsor at StartNoo to learn how you can exchange service hours in the community for direct payments towards your student loans or tuition.