Capitol
California legislative staff’s wait for a union just got even longer
Legislative leaders declared support for a bill to let staffers finally form a union, but the newly amended bill wouldn’t allow one until 2026.
July 7, 2023
Commentary
California should end this health insurance tactic delaying urgent treatment
Many Californians in need of urgent health care services often face delays because of an insurance protocol known as prior authorization. A bill in the legislature could reform prior authorization rules so it no longer acts as a barrier to essential treatment.
WhatMatters
How Toni Atkins made California history
From CalMatters politics reporter Alexei Koseff: It wasn’t Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins’ first turn standing in for the governor of California while he was out of the state. (That came in 2014, when she was Assembly speaker and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel tried to get her to invade Oregon during her 10 hours […]