California
A judge on Tuesday, 12/8, dealt a rebuke to Los Angeles County public health officials racing to control COVID-19’s spread, blocking an indefinite ban on outdoor dining announced late last month…
Absent actions from the state or Congress, thousands like in California may be on the hook to pay back parts of their unemployment aid because of how they reported their income to the state…
Newly sworn-in LA District Attorney George Gascón unveiled sweeping changes many of which went into effect Tuesday, 12/8….
Electing a President
Members of the Electoral College met today, 12/14, to officially elect Joe Biden, a moment some Republican lawmakers have targeted as the end of President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the results as far as they’re concerned…
President and Administration
The Supreme Court on Friday, 12/11, rejected a lawsuit by Texas that had asked the court to throw out the election results in four battleground states that President Trump lost in November, ending any prospect that a brazen attempt to use the courts to reverse his defeat at the polls would succeed…
On the last day for its rulings in 2020, the Supreme Court today, 12/14, took no action on President Trump's plan to exclude undocumented migrants from the census figures used to calculate each state's representation in Congress…
Forthcoming Treasury Department guidance expanding Opportunity Zones based on changes to census tract boundaries would likely allow areas to expand automatically, with no state requests for the changes—any alternative would be too difficult to administer, according to a person familiar with the matter…
Education
National completion rates have plateaued, and community college completion rates decreased, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center…
A new memo from center-left Washington, D.C., think tank Third Way identifies transfer myths and what policy makers can do to solve the problems these myths create…
An Urban Institute-led partnership will work to support community and technical colleges with the transition to online learning…
Congress
Lawmakers are reportedly close to an agreement for Fiscal Year 2021 spending deal that also is expected to serve as a vehicle for a coronavirus relief bill…
Transition
President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an advocate for frequent, mass COVID-19 testing of college students….
The Biden administration plans to create a position to find common ground with conservatives, said Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser and director of the Office of Public Engagement for the president-elect…
Lily Eskelsen García, the former president of the nation’s largest teachers union National Education Association, has received endorsements from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and dozens of national Hispanic organizations as she pursues the top job at the U.S. Education Department in the Biden administration…