Sacramento
March 2023
California Storms Create Paradox: Too Much Water in Reservoirs, Too Soon
Helping the ‘Unbanked’: California Mulls Entering Banking Business to Serve Disadvantaged Consumers
Newsom’s Climate Budget Would Slash Funds That Protect Coast
New Cost Estimate for High-Speed Rail Puts California Bullet Train $100 Billion in the Red
Newsom Wants to Cut Ties With Walgreens Over Abortion Pill Access, So Now What?
He’s Filed More Than 2,000 Disability Lawsuits in California. This Case Could Set Precedent
‘Coming for Our Check’: State Task Force Wants Strong New Agency to Handle Reparations
After a Pandemic Pause, the State Will Restart Checking Medi-Cal Eligibility
Despite Union Opposition, Many Teachers Support Dyslexia Screening for All Students
Jump-Starting Electric Car Batteries: Will Supply Problems Stall California’s Mandate?
February 2023
COVID Disparities Grow as California Ends State of Emergency
‘Dream Big:’ Cannabis Workers Search for New Futures as Emerald Triangle Economy Withers
Emerald Triangle Communities Were Built on Cannabis. Legalization Has Pushed Them to the Brink
California Water Board Waives Delta Rules That Protect Salmon
Is California Breaking Its Promise to Cut Health Care Costs?
California Homelessness: Where Are the State’s Billions Going? Here’s the New, Best Answer
Who Draws the Lines? A Big Push for Independent Local Redistricting
The Fastest-Growing Homeless Population? Seniors
‘No Light at the Other End’: Impending Loss of Pandemic CalFresh Boosts Could Trigger Hunger Spike
Why California Still Doesn’t Mandate Dyslexia Screening
Utilities Commission Explores Ways to Mitigate High Natural Gas Prices
State Treasurer Fiona Ma Visits County Supes, Talks CalKIDS, Cannabis, Affordable Housing and More
Helping Homeowners: California Expands Mortgage Relief
Rules for Thee: How California Legislature Skirts Its Own Laws
California Lawmakers Try Again to Cap Insulin Costs
Will the State’s Big Medi-Cal Plan Really Fix Mental Health Care for Low-Income Californians?
California, Other States Reach Impasse Over Colorado River
January 2023
Thieves Drain Millions Off CalFresh and CalWORKs Recipients’ Cards, Families Wait and Taxpayers Pay
California Reparations Task Force Zeroes in on Who’d Be Eligible for Compensation
More Than a Million Undocumented Immigrants Gained Driver’s Licenses in California
College Enrollment Decline Leads to Funding Changes for Underperforming Cal State Schools
Would a Wealth Tax Actually Drive the Rich Out of California?
State COVID Testing Sites Begin to Close
Can California’s Power Grid Handle a 15-Fold Increase in Electric Cars?
Why You Should File Taxes Even if You Don’t Owe Any
Is California’s Drought Over? Here’s What You Need to Know About Rain, Snow, Reservoirs and Drought.
Environmentalists Say Newsom’s Budget Cuts Jeopardize Climate Programs, Electric Car Mandate
A ‘Resilient’ Budget: Gov. Newsom Outlines Plan to Deal With Deficit
Why Hospitals Are Struggling to Meet Earthquake Safety Deadline
The California Legislature Is Back: Five Key Questions
What Are the Most Interesting New Laws for California in 2023?
December 2022
Border Scramble: Why California Isn’t Financially Ready for Title 42 to End
Colleges Experiment With Restorative Justice in Sexual Assault Cases
Here’s What You Need to Know About California’s New Pay Transparency Law
Pandemic Catch Up: What Will It Take for Left-Behind Students to Learn to Read?
Saving Salmon: Chinook Return to California’s Far North — With a Lot of Human Help
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