March 31, 2023

More than 1,400 youth migrants have benefited from a statewide pilot program that provides social services once they've been placed with a sponsor or family. Despite its success, the program is scheduled to end this year unless lawmakers decide to reinvest in it.

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From CalMatters economy reporter Grace Gedye: The California Legislature, with its Democratic supermajority, is known for passing first-in-the-nation laws that ramp up labor and consumer protections — often in the face of intense opposition from business groups. At the same time, the California Chamber of Commerce, a powerful business lobbying group, has honed a specific […]