Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.
Sluggish labor market swells ranks of long-term unemployed, leaving some job seekers frustrated with an ever-shifting hiring landscape.
Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026.
In seeking to oust Lisa Cook, President Trump attacks a likely ally on interest rates who happens to be the first Black woman in the job.
California looks to ease the strain put on its vulnerable undocumented workforce.
The fraying of the state’s safety net is about to be put on full display.
In the poorest state in the nation, a push to cancel federal support for those out of work.
Despite record job losses during the pandemic, the 1% have left the state flush with cash.
Lowest-paid workers take the worst hit while pandemic continues its damage.
Will all the door knocking and pixie dust be enough to secure a win for Biden in Florida?
The pandemic shines a spotlight on a system in need of a makeover.
Many of these struggling metropolitan areas are in states that could determine the 2020 election.
The state’s broken benefits system could see voters turn on Republicans as hundreds of thousands struggle to file claims.
More than a third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety or depression, a 300 percent increase over last year.
Gov. Newsom’s revised budget puts programs aimed at addressing disparities in access to vital services on the chopping block.
The Mayor’s Fund has raised $20 million to fund debit cards for impoverished residents hit hard by the COVID-19 economic crisis.
There are signs that another foreclosure crisis may be looming in this swing state.
Food insecurity skyrockets in the key battleground state.
SB 943 would expand the state’s Paid Family Leave program, extending benefits to parents impacted by school closures.
For homeless workers, earning a paycheck can take second place to finding a safe place to sleep at night.