California
The Biden administration is planning to allow tens of thousands of Afghans brought to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover of their homeland to apply to stay and work in the country legally for at least two more years, as efforts in Congress to legalize them have stalled…
California state superintendent Tony Thurmond will attempt to negotiate a labor agreement in the Oakland Unified School District after an open-ended teacher strike brought instruction to a standstill…
The California Legislature passed a preliminary budget legislation last Thursday, 5/4, which would create a loan program for struggling hospitals…
Several bipartisan bills are being proposed in the California legislature that would stock public schools with naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has warned tobacco companies that new cigarettes on California shelves are running afoul of the state’s flavored tobacco ban…
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently and the California Democrat is "hopeful" she'll return to Washington this week, according to notes the Senate majority leader held at a press conference…
Economists advising California’s task force on reparations have released an estimate of the damage caused by the state’s history of slavery and its many vestiges of white supremacy: up to $1.2 million per Black resident over a lifetime…
President and Administration
In 2020, the rate of drug overdose deaths among Black Americans skyrocketed, increasing faster than that of any other racial or ethnic group nationwide…
The Biden administration has reached a deal with the Mexican government that for the first time will allow U.S. authorities to deport non-Mexican migrants who entered the United States illegally back across the border…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently launched FindSupport.gov, a new user-friendly website, designed for the general public, to help people identify available resources, explore unbiased information about various treatment options, and learn how to reach out to get the support they need for issues related to mental health, drugs, or alcohol…
The White House announced that Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC, is leaving her post on June 30…
The Congressional Budget Office breaks down the Biden administration’s proposed income-driven student loan repayment plan in a presentation for the conservative American Enterprise Institute…
Congress
The U.S. must do more to prepare for future pandemics and biological threats, top federal health officials told the Senate HELP Committee on Thursday, 5/4…
A coalition of mostly progressive groups, including the nation’s largest labor unions and civil rights organizations, this morning are urging congressional leaders to reject a bid to block President Joe Biden’s student debt relief policies…
Education
Montana is making progress on creating more school choices for families…
Eighth graders’ knowledge of both history and civics fell significantly between 2018 and 2022, according to the latest scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Communities looking to bolster work-based learning programs can receive funding through a new grant program launched in April by the U.S. Department of Education…