More than 2,300 bills died without a vote in the last two years
We know how legislatures work: lawmakers introduce bills, debate on them and vote yes or no. Right? Not exactly. Of ...
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Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts, are they cost-effective?
Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018. ...
California shorted prisoners on money for their release, now it’s ending the practice
California prisons are no longer withholding money they are supposed to give people at the time of their release, according ...
Lincoln Heights warehouse controversy presents another test of Los Angeles’ aspirations
In one of Los Angeles’ oldest neighborhoods, a tidy elementary school sits on ground it has occupied for nearly a ...
Tough love plan could end California’s unemployment insurance stalemate
When the Great Recession struck California 17 years ago and hundreds of thousands of workers lost their jobs, the state’s ...
High schools moved on from college for all. Will Trump come through for job training?
With strong bipartisan support, career and technical education programs are poised to be a centerpiece of education policy over the ...
California Democrats plan to crack down on cities that block abortion clinics
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, California Democrats are developing new plans to strengthen the state’s abortion protections. ...
5,000 bills is too many. Assembly Speaker sets new max for legislators
The California Assembly will limit the number of bills each member can introduce from 50 each two-year session to 35, ...
California’s Republican caucus is growing and more diverse, but it’s a long way from power
By Ryan Sabalow Special to the Daily Press The Republican caucus in California’s Legislature is growing more diverse as Latino ...
Why California’s prison guard union is spending so much on Gavin Newsom
A year after he took the top job in 2019, the president of one of California’s largest and most powerful ...
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