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Posted inWhatMatters

California lawmakers want to tax guns and ammo

Avatar photo by Lynn La September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

With adjournment edging ever closer next Thursday, legislators are continuing to push through bills to beat the deadline.  On Thursday:  Gun tax: After years of failed efforts, the Legislature sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a measure to tax firearms and ammunition to fund gun violence prevention in California, CalMatters’ Alexei Koseff reports. Assembly Bill 28 by […]

The TikTok application on a phone on July 25, 2023. Photo by Felix Schlikis, Imago via Reuters
Posted inPolitics

TikTok ban on state worker phones won’t happen in California this year

Avatar photo by Sameea Kamal September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
The mobile social media application TikTok. Photo illustration by Da Qing, Reuters
Posted inCommentary

California teens use social media nonstop. Teaching media literacy in schools could protect them

by Guest Commentary August 2, 2023August 1, 2023
Social media applications on a smartphone screen. Photo via iStock Photo
Posted inCommentary

How a Supreme Court immigration case could help California regulate social media

by Guest Commentary July 24, 2023July 21, 2023
Students at Stege Elementary School complete classwork using tablets in Richmond on Feb. 6, 2023. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

As lawmakers struggle to act, California schools turn to the courts to combat social media

Julie Lynem by Julie Lynem May 11, 2023May 10, 2023
A fleet of Tesla Semis on display at PepsiCo Beverages North America's Sacramento facility on April 11, 2023. PBNA hosted an event to celebrate the arrival of 18 Tesla Semi-trucks to its Sacramento location. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Changing the world, one electric truck at a time

Avatar photo by Lynn La May 1, 2023April 30, 2023
Vsitors pass the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany on Aug. 25, 2022.Photo by Martin Meissner, AP Photo
Posted inWhatMatters

Will California join TikTok ban?

Avatar photo by Sameea Kamal January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
Posted inCommentary

California is taking steps to combat disinformation. But everyone can do more

by Guest Commentary November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
Posted inEconomy

Lawmakers approve groundbreaking internet privacy law for kids

Avatar photo by Grace Gedye September 6, 2022September 15, 2022
The state Capitol in Sacrament on July 6, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Posted inCapitol, Politics

Decision day: Which bills did California lawmakers kill?

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

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