Kate Cimini
CalMatters ReporterKate Cimini is a reporter with the Salinas Californian and CalMatters' California Divide project. She covers economic inequality, agriculture, and housing. Previously, she covered national security, natural disasters, and sports. Her work has appeared in the Houston Chronicle, USA Today, VICE, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated online, and others.
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Lawmakers propose to stop collecting child support debt for parents on cash assistance. But advocates had asked them to go a lot farther. -
Commercial growers celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision in Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid, but farmworker unions say this will make it harder for them to access workers and advocate for their rights. -
California keeps parents in debt by garnishing child support and imposing high interest rates when they fall behind on payments.
