Weekly Update 1/3/23

California

Governor Gavin Newsom signed 997 new laws in 2022 and many of them took effect on January 1 while some go into effect later this year…

President and Administration

The House of Representatives adjourned this evening from the first day of the 118th session without electing a new Speaker of the House…

On December 29 President Biden signed the $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill…

According to the most recent data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 20.4 million people in the U.S. were diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD) in 2019, and only 10.3 percent of people with SUD received treatment…

Amid pressure from lawmakers and advocates, such as Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Biden administration is expected to expand the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) program given that the House is now controlled by Republicans who are not expected to advance much immigration legislation…

Education

According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, female college freshmen enrollment declined by 3.2 percent in fall 2022 across all four-year universities and community colleges, while male college freshmen enrollment declined by 1.3 percent…

As part of the $1.7 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2023, Congress is sending more than $1.5 billion to colleges and universities…