Local students will get civics boost, healthcare advocates denounce Medicaid cuts

KAZU | By Ngozi Cole,

Elena Neale-Sacks

Published July 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT

Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who represents the Central Coast, spoke against cuts to Medicaid on July 3 outside the Santa Cruz Community Health Center alongside local medical providers and health advocates. — Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who represents the Central Coast, spoke on July 8 outside the Santa Cruz Community Health Center alongside local medical providers and health advocates.

In today's newscast, local medical providers joined Democratic Congressman Jimmy Panetta in Santa Cruz yesterday to denounce federal cuts to Medicaid. And, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is one of 10 districts selected for a statewide service learning and civics grant. The two year program is to help integrate civic education lessons into the high school curriculum.

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Ngozi Cole

Before joining KAZU, Ngozi covered health, business and economy stories for WYSO in southwest Ohio and The Ohio Newsroom. She’s also worked as a freelance reporter for Reveal, The New Humanitarian and other outlets.

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Elena Neale-Sacks

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz. You can reach them at elena@kazu.org.

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