California Legislature

During the height of the pandemic, the state clawed stimulus and unemployment checks from parents who owe child support debt to the government. The Newsom administration put a stop to the practice by the time the second stimulus checks went out, but California still retained a record $430 million in 2020.

A state effort to create green jobs after the Great Recession fell short. Will new California job training programs do any better coming out of the pandemic?

Read this article in English.    Si Billy McCasland hubiera recibido su cheque de estímulo de $1,200, habría mudado a su familia fuera de la casa de Modesto que, según el pediatra, es responsable de la intoxicación por plomo de su hijo de 7 años. El padre soltero de Los Ángeles, Gabriel López, dijo que esperaba llevar […]

What is a skilled and trained workforce, and what could the labor requirement do to California affordable housing bills in the Legislature?

Lock in the details for a “middle mile” broadband infrastructure plan before June 15 to secure billions in federal funding.

Asegure los detalles para un plan de infraestructura de banda ancha de "milla media" antes del 15 de junio para asegurar miles de millones en fondos federales.

The state Senate passed a bill to legalize hallucinogenic drugs for Californians 21 and older. Could psychedelics become the next cannabis?

College faculty for decades have been seeking more money to hire full-time instructors. But could that hurt colleges financially down the line if student enrollments continue to sag?

Legislators want to spend $650 million a year to continue a pandemic program for free meals for all California public school students. They got their way in the budget deal with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The date of California's recall election still is not set, but voters may decide the governor's fate closer to Labor Day than November.