CA Planned Parenthood Braces for Federal Cuts 

Planned Parenthood isn’t mentioned by name in Congress’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” that was signed into law. But they are bracing for big cuts. President Trump’s signature tax legislation ends Medicaid reimbursements to large healthcare providers that offer abortions in their services. The use of federal funds for most abortions has been banned for decades. But Planned Parenthood says because many of their patients are on Medicaid, the public health insurance for low income residents, these reimbursement cuts are putting its clinics into jeopardy. There is already a legal fight brewing, so the true impact is still unknown. CapRadio Politics and Statehouse Reporter Laura Fitzgerald joins us with more on how these federal changes could impact clinics across the state. 

On the same day that Border Patrol conducted a large-scale raid at a Home Depot in South Sacramento, a group of local nonprofits announced a new program to support immigrants throughout the region. The Sacramento Regional Immigration Support and Empowerment (RISE) Hub provides legal services, rapid response help and community education, and is part of a larger statewide network of hubs funded by the California Department of Social Services. Jessie Mabry is the CEO of Opening Doors, one of the organizations in the RISE Hub, and joins Insight to talk about this new response to increased immigration enforcement.

Sacramento is known as the farm-to-fork capital. But launching a food business in the area comes with barriers. The Alchemist Microenterprise Academy (AMA) is a 12-week course run by the nonprofit Alchemist Community Development Corporation that aims to change that. The program helps early-stage food entrepreneurs, particularly those from under-resourced communities, learn how to turn their passion into a sustainable business. Applications for the next AMA cohort just opened. Alchemist Kitchen Program Manager Jacob Sacks joins us to talk about the program and the people it serves.