January 5, 2023

Read this explainer in English. Desde el principio, ha habido un gobierno estatal. Incluso antes de que existiera un gobierno federal, hubo una colección de estados organizados bajo los Artículos de la Confederación en 1781. Pero las 13 entidades separadas con diferentes intereses pronto se dieron cuenta de que necesitaban un organismo global para hacer […]

EN RESUMEN La Legislatura de California vuelve a reunirse con una diversidad récord, pero con varias preguntas claves y muchos desafíos importantes. Read this article in English. Una creciente población de personas sin hogar. Una amarga batalla con la industria petrolera por los precios de la gasolina. Un plan de gastos para un estado con […]

The California Legislature reconvenes with record diversity, but with several key questions and many significant challenges.

EN RESUMEN Los gastos de transporte son una parte del alto costo de la universidad que está obligando a muchos estudiantes de bajos ingresos a salir de los sistemas de educación superior del estado. Algunos campus se han asociado con agencias de tránsito locales para reducir o eliminar todas las tarifas para los estudiantes, pero […]

Although inmates are eligible for Medi-Cal after they are released, they often have long waits before their health services begin. The change is expected to improve care and reduce expensive emergency room visits.

Transit expenses are one part of the high cost of college that is pushing many low-income students out of the state’s higher education systems. Some campuses have partnered with local transit agencies to reduce or waive all fares for students, but recent efforts to create more partnerships with state funding have failed.

Roughly 60,000 children are in California's foster care system. For years, state leaders have failed to make progress or increase support for them. In 2023, it must be a priority.

One shared takeaway from the otherwise very different starts to new legislative sessions in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.: What a difference 20 votes make. The Legislature that reconvened Wednesday in the California Capitol is the most diverse in state history, with a record 50 women — although there’s still a slim possibility that number could […]