By Wendy Fry CalMatters Writer The Supreme Court’s latest move allows a short-term reprieve to an anticipated increase in asylum seekers trying to cross from Mexico into California and other states,
By Grace Gedye CalMatters Economy Writer In less than a week, job seekers in California will finally know how much a job pays when they apply for it — if companies
By Alejandro Lazo and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers California faces a projected deficit next year even if the U.S. avoids a recession. Despite the expected shortfall, policymakers say they’ll maintain spending
By Alexei Koseff and Ben Christopher CalMatters Politics Writers It has been nearly eight years since Bill Lockyer held elected office in California. For more than four decades, he climbed the
By Joe Hong CalMatters Education Writer Roxanne Grago’s fifth-grade students at Lake Marie Elementary in Whittier should be able to read a short story, analyze it, and support their analyses with
By Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal CalMatters Government Writers For more than a week after the Nov. 8 election, control of the U.S. House of Representatives remained undetermined. All eyes had
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By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Health Policy Writer California’s nursing agency has approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to
After a delay Monday night due to technical issues, a record-setting $1.9 billion Powerball lottery winner has been announced and the individual is from California, according to a California Lottery
By Elizabeth Aguilera CalMatters Health Writer Hundreds of thousands of Californians previously shut out of Covered California — the state program that offers discounted health insurance — soon can participate because
By Emily Hoeven CalMatters Writer Do you hear it? That’s the sound of California candidates and campaigns pulling out all the stops ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for voters to cast ballots
This year’s general election is once again being met with a slate of candidates, each one coming with different ideas, political and professional backgrounds — but all vying to be
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Government Writer After months of an extraordinarily quiet race, in which Gov. Gavin Newsom has barely even acknowledged his own campaign for re-election, the Democrat came out
By Grace Gedye CalMatters Economy Writer To help with the high price of gas — and the rising cost of living — California started sending payments ranging from $200 to $1,050
By Grace Gedye CalMatters Writer Odds are, one of the many ads for legalizing sports betting has snagged your attention, given their ubiquity on TV, websites and billboards across California. You’d
By Ben Christopher and Sameea Kamal CalMatters Writers Much is expected of the California voter. In any given election year, we may be asked to dust off our labor lawyer hats,
By Emily Hoeven CalMatters Writer Racism, redistricting and resignation. Those were the three R-words that rocked the California political world this week, as everyone from Gov. Gavin Newsom to U.S. Sen.
By Jocelyn Wiener CalMatters Health Writer A controversial bill aimed at fixing aspects of California’s broken nursing home licensing system was signed recently by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who faced dueling pressure