Capital & Main - Investigating Power & Politics
Capital & Main - Investigating Power & Politics is an award-winning online publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time.
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Oct 11, 2024 · Newsom Vetoes Farmworker Heat Safety Bill as State Enforcement Has Fallen. The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven years. Latest News October 1, …
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This series explores how public schools are now a battleground in the culture war of U.S. politics. Capital & Main will report from the classrooms and communities being divided as school boards and legislatures increasingly adopt book bans, limit the teaching of race and history and pass policies targeting gender identity in schools.
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Peter Hong. Editor-in-Chief. Hong served for 15 years as a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, where he covered numerous beats for the Metro and Business sections, as well as reporting from Washington, D.C., Iraq, Taiwan and various U.S. states.He produced major investigative pieces on Los Angeles city and county government, and wrote news, analytical and feature stories on race and culture ...
The Slick - capitalandmain.com
Sep 24, 2020 · "The Slick" reports on how the fossil fuel industry is driving climate change and influencing climate policy in some of the nation's most important oil- and gas-producing states. Capital & Main's team of veteran climate journalists will investigate the outsized and often hidden role of petroleum companies in shaping state politics — …
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Oct 9, 2024 · Capital & Main is an award-winning nonprofit publication that reports from California on the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues of our time. Capital & Main has had stories co-published in more than 30 media outlets, from The Atlantic, Time, Reuters, The Guardian and Fast Company to The American Prospect, Grist, Slate and ...
Striking Back Series
Aug 30, 2023 · A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example. “Striking Back” — How Workers Across a Polarized U.S. Are Challenging Economic Inequality. Danny Feingold August 30, 2023. A new Capital & Main series explores rising labor unrest in a nation of extreme disparities.
Pennsylvania Landowners Could Be Forced To Accept Carbon
Jun 7, 2024 · Amid a divided state Legislature, Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans are finding rare common ground in a bill designed to usher in a new industry for capturing climate-altering carbon dioxide and burying it underground.. Among other provisions, Senate Bill 831 would create an enforcement structure for carbon capture within the state, set a low bar for gaining consent from landowners near ...
On Housing Crisis, Harris Pledges Large-Scale Investment While …
2 days ago · Housing may not be dominating this year’s presidential race, but the issue is a high priority for Americans. At least 80% of voters surveyed by the real estate company Redfin said that housing affordability is essential to their vote.. The affordable housing crisis is particularly acute for low-wage workers — there is not a single state, metro area or county in the country where a renter ...
The Heat 2024 Archives
Sep 25, 2024 · Project 2025 plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades, say scientists and analysts. The Heat 2024 June 4, 2024 Marcus Baram. In Mega-Hot Arizona, Climate Is Not on the Ballot. But It Might as Well Be. Extreme heat deaths skyrocketed 1,000% in the last decade and most see climate as a ‘serious ...