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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during the State of the State in Sacramento on March 8, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Budget battles intensify amid competing priorities

by Emily Hoeven May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

The battle over the California budget is intensifying ahead of Gov. Newsom’s May revision with a surplus as large as $68 billion.

Protestors gather to rally against AB 2223 at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 19, 2022. Members of the religious community held a press conference against the assembly bill. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

Prosecutor vows to refile murder charge against woman who delivered stillbirth

by Nigel Duara May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

abortion rights

How to keep Roe v. Wade in place

by Guest Commentary May 9, 2022May 6, 2022

Abortion-rights supporters protest a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, at the Robert T. Matsui Courthouse in Sacramento on May 3, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

California Democrats lean into abortion rights as ‘defining issue’

by Alexei Koseff May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom poses with workers and volunteers on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at a Planned Parenthood office near downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Michael R. Blood, AP Photo

Will abortion electrify Newsom’s campaign?

by Emily Hoeven May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Pro-abortion demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington on May 3, 2022. Photo by Michael A. McCoy, REUTERS

States’ rights? Building walls? Democrats’ new rhetoric

by Emily Hoeven May 4, 2022May 17, 2022

People rally in support of abortion rights at the state Capitol in Sacramento on May 21, 2019. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

With Roe in limbo, California vows to protect abortion rights

by Emily Hoeven May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Planned Parenthood Dr. Jessica Hamilton inside a consultation room at the health center in Sacramento. California abortion providers are preparing for an influx of patients from other states, if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe vs. Wade case. Feb. 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

‘When you don’t know where to go, you come here:’ California preps to be a haven for abortion rights

by Alexei Koseff April 25, 2022May 2, 2022

California protesters hold signs backing abortion rights during a march in Los Angeles in 2021. Photo by Elsa Seignol, REUTERS

How California created the nation’s easiest abortion access — and why it’s poised to go further

by Kristen Hwang April 21, 2022

Protestors rallied against Assembly Bill 2223 at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 19, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters

Stillbirths and the law: Bill would end required coroner investigations of lost pregnancies

by Nigel Duara April 20, 2022April 26, 2022