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Mark Hedin

Mark Hedin is a reporter for Ethnic Media Services. He has previously written for the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Chronicle, the East Bay Times, Central City Extra, and SF State’s Golden Gater, as well as other papers.

Encuesta revela que los padres en Florida quieren que sean expertos quienes den forma a la educación

La encuesta encontró que el 92% de los padres de Florida quieren que los planes de estudios de las escuelas públicas sean decididos por “profesionales de la educación”.

Las auditorías electorales en cinco estados activan señales de advertencia, según un informe.

Por Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Un nuevo informe del Centro Brennan para la Justicia examina las llamadas ‘auditorías’ ya en marcha o propuestas para...

Election audits in five states set off warning signals, report finds

Also available in Spanish. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice examines so-called ‘audits” either under way or...

As Housing Gap Widens – Rural Californians Run Out of Homes

From left to right: Kristina Rosales, Housing Team, Western Center; Sara Kimberlin, Senior Policy Analyst, California Budget and Policy Center; Francisco Dueñas, Executive Director,...

透過申報所得稅 您可能符合資格獲得所得稅減免和紓困金

Mark Hedin報導/Ethnic Media Services 在新冠病毒於全球肆虐之際,加州率先成立各項支援計劃,幫助人們度過需求增加、但收入減少的艱難時刻。 洛杉磯縣移民事務局(Office of Immigrant Affairs,簡稱OIA)和少數族裔媒體服務中心(Ethnic Media Services)6月24日舉辦了一場縣民大會,介紹兩項加州最新推出的計劃,「金州紓困計劃」(Golden State Stimulus)和「金州補助金計劃」(Golden State Grant Program),提供數以百萬計加州居民每人數百美元,無論他們是公民還是非公民。 今年剛推出的「金州紓困計劃」,將提供每人600到1200美元紓困金,給約400萬符合所得稅減免(Earned Income Tax Credit)資格或使用個人納稅識別號碼(ITIN)報稅、年收入不超過7萬5000美元的加州納稅人。 2020年因沒有報稅不符合領取紓困金的居民,仍可能符合「金州補助金計劃」資格。這項計劃提供仰賴失業金、CalWorks、社會安全生活補助金(SSI)、一般救濟金(general relief)和其他社會福利生活的民眾每人600美元生活津貼。 參與舉辦這次縣民大會的韓國城青少年與社區中心(Koreatown Youth & Community Center)的「洛杉磯免費報稅服務」(Free Tax Prep...

Presente su declaración de impuestos: podría tener derecho a créditos fiscales y pagos de estímulo

Por Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services En medio de la pandemia mundial de COVID-19, California ha liderado el establecimiento de una variedad de apoyos para...

택스 크레딧, 지원금을 받으려면 세금보고부터 해야

마크 하딘, 에스닉 미디어 서비스(EMS) 캘리포니아 주정부가 코로나19 판데믹 가운데 소득감소로 인한 지원을 필요로 하는 사람들을 위한 다양한 지원방안을 마련했다. 지난 6월 24일 LA카운티 이민과(OIA)와 에스닉미디어서비스(EMS)...

File Your Tax Return – You May Qualify for Tax Credits & Stimulus Payments

Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, California has led the way in establishing a...

Vaccinating Ethnic Elders and Disabled – Hardest to Reach, Most at Risk

Seniors and the disabled are particularly vulnerable during the pandemic and are getting vaccines at a lower rate than the general population.

California Senate Revisits ‘Death in Prison’ Law – Judges Would Regain Discretion

CA’s criminal code condemns 3 people/wk to spend the rest of their lives behind bars for being unwitting accomplices to crimes they did not personally commit.

County expands free vaccine program – No appointments needed, but you have to be at least 12 years old

Valentina Pereda, LA-based communications expert and documentary filmmaker (left); Eloisa Gonzalez, M.D., M.P.H., Director for Cardiovascular and School Health, LA County Department of Public...

Los Angeles County Battles Hunger with CalFresh – Solis, community groups encourage applying

Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District of the Los Angeles County Board of SupervisorsAlso available in Korean. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Among the many...

Multi-ethnic Survey Finds Support for California’s COVID Work – Widespread Fear of Racial Bias Clouds Positivity about Vaccines

Californians report improved finances and growing confidence that they won’t get COVID-19, according to a new survey by a coalition of nonprofit organizations. In this...

Arizona’s odd audit has election watchers worried – Traditional safeguards fall victim to partisan theatrics

By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services As Arizona processes a new audit of Maricopa County’s 2.1 million November votes, the nonprofit National Task Force on...

노동자 권리 위해 싸운다-일자리와 임금 위해 싸우는 LA카운티와 무료 법률상담 단체

코로나19 판데믹이 발생하면서 어렵게 쟁취한 노동자 권리가 위협받고 있다는 지적이 제기되고 있다.

La batalla por los derechos de los trabajadores – El condado de Los Angeles y un equipo legal que da servicios gratuitos luchan por...

A los defensores de los derechos de los trabajadores les preocupa que los logros obtenidos con tanto esfuerzo en materia de derechos de los trabajadores puedan perderse repentinamente.

State Streamlines COVID-aid Grants to Small Businesses – Simplified applications to $2 billion program due by May 4

From left to right: Everett Sands, CEO, Lendistry; Pleshette Robertson, CEO and Founder, Sac Cultural Hub; Lamar Heystek, President, ASIAN, Inc.; Julian Cañete, President...

Waging a Battle for Workers’ Rights – LA County, Free Legal Team Fight to Protect Jobs and Wages

Also available in Spanish and Korean Amid the economic tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers’ advocates are concerned that hard-won gains in workers’ rights may...

La generosa subvención de la Fundación Irvine ha sido vital para una organización sin fines de lucro que ayuda a los jóvenes de California...

Yammilette Rodríguez, arriba a la derecha, del Instituto de Liderazgo Juvenil (YLI) de Fresno, se reunió en febrero con el nuevo Consejo de Defensa...

Generous Irvine Foundation award vital to nonprofit empowering California youth – Applications open for new round of $250,000 awards

Yammilette Rodriguez, upper right, of the Fresno Youth Leadership Institute, met in February with Madera Community College’s new Student Advocacy Council. (Photo courtesy Youth...

El condado de L.A. ayuda a los propietarios de viviendas afectadas por los costos de COVID; El nuevo programa ofrece una ayuda de hasta...

From left to right: Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Third District, LA County Board of Supervisors; Eloisa Gonzalez, MD, MPH, Director of Integrative Medicine, LAC+USC Historic...

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