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Transparency is key to pay equity for contract workers

by Guest Commentary August 16, 2022August 15, 2022

Senate Bill 1162 — the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act — is a critical step to ensure that companies, policymakers and the public have the data they need to ensure contract workers are no longer a hidden part of California’s workforce.

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Newsom’s climate change agenda lacks specifics

by Dan Walters August 16, 2022August 15, 2022
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500,000 Californians stand to benefit from new apprenticeship plan

by Guest Commentary August 15, 2022August 11, 2022
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Two lawsuits continue California’s tax wars

by Dan Walters August 15, 2022August 15, 2022
A group of people at a homeless encampment in Oakland on March 19, 2020. Photo by Ben Margot, AP
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Government squabbling cripples plans for the homeless

by Dan Walters August 14, 2022August 11, 2022
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California can improve access to abortion by easing rules on physician oversight

by Guest Commentary August 12, 2022August 11, 2022
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State needs to kick-start funding for electric truck and bus fleet programs

by Guest Commentary August 10, 2022August 9, 2022
A vacant parking lot overlooked by the Urban Town House Project construction site in Long Beach, on July 22, 2021. The affordable housing project will be for low-income families. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
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Housing factions use two state laws as weapons

by Dan Walters August 10, 2022August 9, 2022
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Drought requires new strategies for managing crop land

by Guest Commentary August 9, 2022August 9, 2022
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California needs to come together on homelessness

by Guest Commentary August 9, 2022August 5, 2022

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