March 27, 2025

Last year California passed a law that prohibits schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender. The U.S. Department of Education alleges the law violates parents’ rights.

The Trump administration clawed back hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to California health agencies, likely affecting investigations into disease outbreaks and other public health services.

For years, Democratic Assemblymember Mike Gipson has repeated a story about being partners with a fallen police officer. Records and interviews find that Gipson exaggerated their relationship and overstated what he did during his brief time as a reserve officer in Maywood.

La ayuda alimentaria es una de las numerosas prioridades en competencia que los legisladores de California tendrán que manejar ante posibles grandes recortes federales.

A formerly homeless man residing in Ventura makes the case for shelters in response to a recent CalMatters investigation.

Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential federal cuts.

As lawmakers debate whether transgender athletes can play sports, they're missing a more widespread education issue — low test scores, especially in reading.