2024 Election Watch
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers star, will advance to the November runoff election…
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday, 3/6, that she is exiting the Republican presidential race…
California
Permitting of new oil wells will remain paused in Kern County after a state appellate court ruled Thursday, 3/7, that the county still hasn’t met California Environmental Quality Act requirements…
Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a brief Monday, 3/4, in a U.S. Supreme Court case that could determine how California addresses urban homelessness encampments…
California lacks anywhere near enough homeless shelters for everyone living on the street…
California lawmakers are looking for simple ways to stem a rising crisis in electricity affordability, and they’re not finding them…
On Thursday, 3/7, California regulators approved a program to help ride-booking drivers purchase electric vehicles, despite pushback from industry and labor groups over who should administer the fund and how much it should pay out…
Five firefighters were hospitalized Saturday, 3/9, after a massive fire broke out at a two-story downtown commercial building that was housing an illegal cannabis operation, authorities said…
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has recommended ending a pilot program that sends mental health workers to non-emergency calls, saying it didn’t actually free up first responders and hospital emergency rooms…
Weeks after announcing a plan to address retail theft in California, Assembly Democrats on Thursday, 3/7, unveiled the bill specifics…
President and Administration
This report includes innovative ways to use braided funding for substance use disorder (SUD) services to help optimize resources, improve patient outcomes, promote funding sustainability, and address service gaps…
President Biden turned his 2024 State of the Union address into a fiery argument for his second term, hitting his campaign highlights…
President Biden released his annual budget request today, outlining his funding ambitions for the fiscal year set to kick off on October 1…
On Tuesday, 3/5, President Biden established a new Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing co-chaired by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
Congress
The Senate’s top Republican tax writer said Thursday, 3/7, that he’s unsure whether a long-sought tax deal now before lawmakers will pass Congress…
Education
More than 40 education advocacy organizations have teamed up to fight longstanding residency requirements that tie children to their local public schools — rather than letting them transfer to places that might serve them better…
Since the start of the pandemic, the number of students with disabilities who are chronically absent from Minneapolis Public Schools has doubled or nearly doubled in more than a third of schools…