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05/14/2024

Two state bills would allow public colleges and universities to hire undocumented students, which is currently barred by federal law. The proposals are based on a legal theory that the law doesn’t apply to state agencies. colle

05/14/2024

California voters narrowly passed Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure to fund mental health housing. He’s prodding counties to use the money quickly.

05/14/2024

I received and paid my monthly electric bill from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District the other day.

05/14/2024

Screenshot via video by Sergio Olmos, CalMatters

05/13/2024

After a tragedy 25 years ago, state lawmakers and the California Highway Patrol acted to make farmworkers’ commutes safer. But workers still die in crashes — in vans the law doesn’t cover.

05/13/2024

The region battles smog, traffic and other pitfalls. But its leaders see growth opportunities beyond the warehouses.

05/13/2024

Just minutes after Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget with billions of dollars in spending reductions on Friday, advocates for affected programs began showering reporters with statements of dismay.

05/13/2024

A CalMatters review documented at least 25 instances in which officers appeared to aim their weapons at the eye-level of pro-Palestinian protesters or fired them into crowds.

05/13/2024

Gov. Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his revised 2024-25 budget proposal at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 10, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

05/12/2024

Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California’s current ‘housing first’ law.

05/12/2024

Los Angeles County recently declared the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon “Jane Fonda Day,” outraging California’s Vietnamese-American lawmakers. They’re glad the county is reconsidering the controversial decision.

05/10/2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom is recommending small cuts to the state prison system, avoiding the closures of additional facilities.

05/10/2024

In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget, he proposed significant cuts to the Middle Class Scholarship, which provides financial aid to more than 300,000 students. He also signaled that he won’t expand the Cal Grant program, a plan that was based …

05/10/2024

Faced with a multibillion dollar budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in additional cuts to housing and homelessness programs.

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