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Central Valley-born writer goes from agricultural fields to MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winner
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoManuel Muñoz, a Central San Joaquin Valley-born Mexican American fiction writer, was awarded the...
As head of the Labor Department Julie Su has a tough task: filling the economy with good jobs. She's...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoActing Secretary of Labor Julie Su.Department of Labor; BI Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su is...
LGBTQ people more likely than straight people to end up in prison
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBy the time she'd approached the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois for help last year,...
How Philanthropists Finally Went All in on Fighting Climate Change
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt the start of 2020, Chris Larsen, who made his fortune as cofounder of e-Loan and Ripple, among...
Spokane County is about to try a criminal justice reform effort that once seemed doomed
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 22—After more than a year of delays, Spokane County has found a contractor to run a supported release pilot program intended to give judges more options when deciding whether to release ...
How UT’s Monica Muñoz Martinez is working to make Texas history accessible – and honest
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMonica Muñoz Martinez is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made...
TAAF, Panda Express invest over $500,000 into AAPI artists
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast week, Panda Express revealed a $1 million grant to The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) to...
Democrats are trying again to confirm Julie Su to Joe Biden’s cabinet. What are her chances?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJulie Su’s frustrating, year-long quest to become U.S. Secretary of Labor got a small boost as a...
Muscogee Nation among tribes expanding holistic alternatives to criminal justice system
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoInside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the...
Minnehaha tackles backlog of warrants, court cases with warrant resolution court pilot program
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe recently completed pilot of a Warrant Resolution Court in Sioux Falls aims to show how counties...