A program intended to provide hearing aids and services to thousands of children without health insurance has delivered devices to only a tiny fraction of those who need them. Parents complain the application process is cumbersome, while doctors say the state is reimbursing slowly or not at all.
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Amid new COVID surge, confusing mix of rules
Another month, another COVID surge. As the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.5 spreads across California and the country — pushing the Golden State’s seven-day test positivity rate to 16.7% as of Thursday — all levels of government seem to be sending mixed messages about how we should respond. Case in point: U.S. Health and Human […]
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Oil transition puts California Democrats in a bind
As California transitions from fossil fuels, what happens to oil and gas workers? It’s a challenge for Gov. Newsom and Democratic lawmakers.
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An existential moment for California schools
The omicron COVID variant is sweeping across California schools, forcing campuses to consider temporary closures.
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How much will California redistricting shift political power?
California’s citizens redistricting commission is designed to be nonpartisan, but party politics will be influenced by its final congressional and legislative maps. Most studies say Democrats will still have the upper hand.
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California redistricting: Which incumbents are in tough spots?
The state’s redistricting commission isn’t supposed to consider where current elected officials live. And the preliminary maps put some House members and state legislators into less politically friendly districts, or in the same district as another incumbent.
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Inside the Capitol’s latest political battle
Who will take the helm of the state auditor’s office and evaluate Newsom’s administration?
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A mandate from California to achieve full decarbonization
We have a moral and practical responsibility to reach net zero carbon emissions by or before 2050.
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Is union labor requirement in the way of easing California’s affordable housing crisis?
What is a skilled and trained workforce, and what could the labor requirement do to California affordable housing bills in the Legislature?
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Good policy or ballot blackmail? Union keeps taking its fights with health industry to voters
The practice has earned SEIU-UHW president Dave Regan a reputation as an aggressive labor leader who uses ballot initiatives to needle corporate adversaries and seek to expand union membership.