Schiavo to host community swearing-in
January 10, 2023
News release The office of Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo will be hosting a Community Swearing-In on Saturday at the College of the Canyons University Center. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
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Cyberattacks highlight the vulnerability of California schools
January 10, 2023
By Joe Hong CalMatters Education Writer If Los Angeles Unified, the state’s largest school district, can be hit with a ransomware attack, how prepared are California’s public schools for the increasing
Wilk budget reaction: Spend smart on critical budget priorities to fix California
January 10, 2023
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, issued the following statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for California on Tuesday morning: “When you are facing a $22 billion shortfall
Reversal of fortune: Gov. Newsom outlines plan to deal with budget deficit
January 10, 2023
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Government Writer California will delay some spending commitments, reverse recent budget resiliency measures and shift funding sources to limit the amount of cuts it has to make
Border scramble: Why California isn’t financially ready for Title 42 to end
January 3, 2023
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,
Here’s what you need to know about California’s new pay transparency law
December 28, 2022
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
$24 billion projected budget deficit may test California’s resolve to grow safety net amid recession
December 28, 2022
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
Buried treasure: California politicians stash $35 million in leftover campaign cash
December 27, 2022
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
Pandemic catch-up: What will it take for left-behind students to learn to read?
December 25, 2022
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
Can California count its ballots faster?
December 15, 2022
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
Final Election Results: Updated Monday
December 5, 2022
Results graphics below. To see all election coverage, click here. Looking for other races? You can view the full California Secretary of State election results here. You can view the
Nurse practitioner requirements are changing, allowing them to practice without physician supervision
November 21, 2022
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
Powerball numbers, winner announced — a little late
November 8, 2022
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
More people will be eligible for health insurance through Covered California
November 7, 2022
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
California campaigns make final election push
November 7, 2022
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
Election guide: Candidates for California state office
November 5, 2022
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
What you need to know about the California governor debate
October 24, 2022
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
Your questions about California’s gas rebate answered
October 19, 2022
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
Fact checking ads for California’s sports betting propositions
October 18, 2022
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
California ballot measures: What you need to know
October 18, 2022
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,