SSI brought a Puerto Rican family back from economic ruin when they most needed it, but they lost the help as soon as they returned to the island.
Race and Equity
Three bills and Biden’s social agenda legislation wait for the House and Senate’s attention.
After the US Supreme Court decision on Vaello Madero case, Puerto Rico District Court lifts stay in two pending cases.
Before, during and after involvement in the juvenile justice system, the health of these youth is compromised.
In a Latino community near Chicago, too many victims of COVID are identified as white, Black or other.
The coalition, said co-founder Lamikia Castillo, demanded “that the LA County Board of Supervisors change its practices,” so that “families are not pulled apart.”
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The project's investigative journalism has made an impact. Bexar County, for example, is using maps created for the series to change its approach.
In the southern part of the city, options for hospitals, medical specialists and surgical centers are limited. Those in the industry say there’s little motivation to change that.
A reporter goes home to L.A.’s ‘industrial dumping ground’ to find residents dying at alarming rates
Deaths spiked in Wilmington during the pandemic — but a reporter finds it wasn't because of COVID as much as pollution-driven illnesses.
About 400 unhoused people stay at Hotel Whitcomb, and many deal with substance use disorders. That means staff who work at the hotel are fighting to keep guests alive.