President and Administration
The federal government is prepared to respond to disasters more quickly ahead of the upcoming hurricane season, saying it can now deploy personnel and resources earlier in the response process…
On Tuesday (6/4), President Biden issued long-expected executive actions to clamp down on migrants seeking asylum, and in doing so set the stage for the U.S. border with Mexico to be shut down between ports of entry…
More than nine in 10 adult members of Generation Z say housing affordability is an important factor in how they will vote in this year’s presidential election…
In long-term care facilities, residents sometimes yell at or threaten one another, lob insults, invade fellow residents’ personal or living space, rummage through others’ possessions and take them…
An FDA advisory committee dealt a blow to psychedelic therapy Tuesday (6/4) with a determination that the drug ecstasy, when combined with therapy, is not an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder…
Congress
House and Senate appropriators are headed for another funding clash over the nondefense spending limits…
A bill to protect Americans’ access to birth control failed in the Senate on Wednesday (6/5)…
California
The Assembly Higher Education Committee is considering a bill that aims to help fill California’s nursing shortage by strengthening community colleges as an alternative to selective public or expensive private programs…
Education
During the 2022-2023 school year, California’s two preschool programs together enrolled 209,081 children, an increase of 27,467 from the prior year…