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Newsom wary of lawmaker-approved budget
Depending on whom you ask, the $300-billion-plus budget bill California lawmakers passed on Monday either was developed largely behind closed doors,
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California budget: Big surplus, big differences
In summary Beating a Wednesday deadline, Democratic legislators pushed through a plan to spend the record California budget surplus, but key
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Prison rehab: Can California learn anything from Norway?
In summary A bill that passed the Assembly would create a “community campus” on prison grounds where inmates cook their own food and secure
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Democratic factions vie for power in Assembly
In summary Clashes between progressive and moderate Democratic factions in the California Assembly have sparked a leadership power struggle. A
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Will California gun laws go national?
On Thursday morning, Democratic lawmakers gathered at the western steps of the state Capitol to commemorate victims of gun violence and orate on the
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Will California gun laws go national?
On Thursday morning, Democratic lawmakers gathered at the western steps of the state Capitol to commemorate victims of gun violence and orate on the
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Thirty-year-old Medi-Cal income limit leaves some seniors without needed care
In summary People with costly medical needs who make more than the income limit to qualify for free Medi-Cal may still access the program by
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California’s next Assembly speaker. Maybe.
Et tu, Rivas? Late Friday, just as legislators — and everyone else in the state — were preparing to check out for the long holiday weekend, an
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Bill would allow lawsuits for marketing guns to kids
In summary A proposed California law that is part of a larger package of gun control bills would allow the attorney general to sue gun
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Who’s responsible: Guns, doors or ‘fake security’?
On Thursday, the country was still reeling from the mass murder of 19 elementary school children in Texas. In San Jose, survivors and their families
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Who’s responsible: Guns, doors or ‘fake security’?
On Thursday, the country was still reeling from the mass murder of 19 elementary school children in Texas. In San Jose, survivors and their families
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Going electric: California car mandate would hit mechanics hard
In summary Who loses and who gains as California cleans up its cars? Nearly 32,000 mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed phaseout
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With inflation, California worries about progress on poverty
In summary California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state’s poorest residents. As the
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What would Steve Glazer do as California controller?
In summary In a 70-minute interview with CalMatters, state Sen. Steve Glazer, a Democrat running for California controller, says he knows “where
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Should health insurers cover the cost of fertility treatment?
In summary Most health insurance plans do not cover the cost of infertility treatment, which can total tens of thousands of dollars. Now