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The fallout of Medicaid cuts deserve scrutiny, but the program's impact on federal debt should be part of the discussion, argues a longtime political strategist.

Rooftop solar gets wrongly scapegoated for driving up utility bills. The dominant drivers are wildfire capital and guaranteed profits for the state's private utility companies.

The 340B Drug Pricing Program cuts prescription drug costs for safety-net hospitals, which often invest the savings in patient care.

AB 2356 has been postponed. If passed it would return Tolowa Dunes State Park to the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation but still preserve public access.

If we switch from top-two primaries after this year's elections, two other options are open primaries and proportional representation.

Less than 2% of elderly parolees reoffend. Those with sex offenses must register and often get treatment and wear a monitor.

Punishing all for the noncompliance of a few breeds resentment. Schools should confiscate phones from students who repeatedly offend.

An incarcerated person's constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment in a single occupancy cell cannot be withheld on the condition that she or he be good.

CARE Court can produce some positive results, but many people may not succeed for reasons unrelated to their ability to survive safely.

Ending BioMAT in 2025 would undermine investments in bioenergy and leave communities without safe biomass disposal options.