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Torrance Police Department Being Investigated for Racist, Homophobic Texts
Torrance Police Department Being Investigated for Racist, Homophobic Texts
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18 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
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Hundreds of criminal cases could be in jeopardy following an investigation by the Los Angeles Times into racist and homophobic text messages sent by several officers who at one time worked for the Torrance Police Department.
Guest: James Queally, LA Times Reporter
A landmark California law aimed at lowering prescription drug prices has been put on hold by a federal judge. The law was meant to prevent drug companies from doing so-called “pay for delay” deals.
Reporter: April Dembosky, KQED
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act, a more than $2 trillion aid package meant to provide an economic lifeline to the many Americans whose worlds got turned inside out by the pandemic. This legislation led to the sending out of stimulus payments, which have since been expanded, and add up to on average $3200 a person. But one group of Californians is still struggling to get what they’re due nearly two years later.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report
Guest: James Queally, LA Times Reporter
A landmark California law aimed at lowering prescription drug prices has been put on hold by a federal judge. The law was meant to prevent drug companies from doing so-called “pay for delay” deals.
Reporter: April Dembosky, KQED
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act, a more than $2 trillion aid package meant to provide an economic lifeline to the many Americans whose worlds got turned inside out by the pandemic. This legislation led to the sending out of stimulus payments, which have since been expanded, and add up to on average $3200 a person. But one group of Californians is still struggling to get what they’re due nearly two years later.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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