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How will California spend $150 billion windfall?

by Dan Walters March 21, 2021March 22, 2021

California will be a case study in how windfall money is spent since it will receive $150 billion in federal “stimulus” payments.

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Pandemic relief package has a downside

by Dan Walters February 22, 2021February 18, 2021

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How do we close the economic divide?

by Dan Walters January 31, 2021February 1, 2021

early learning

New plan for children offers comprehensive system to meet learning needs

by Guest Commentary December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

Preschool California

With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay

by Ricardo Cano July 19, 2019July 18, 2019

photo of gavin newsom with his family

California Legislature, Economy, Politics

California just passed a $215 billion budget. Here’s what’s between the lines.

by Judy Lin June 13, 2019June 23, 2020

Inside the Capitol, Politics

‘Governor Dad’ Newsom budgets tax breaks for diapers, focuses on families

by Laurel Rosenhall May 7, 2019June 23, 2020

Education, Inside the Capitol, K-12 Education, Politics

Universal preschool bills advance, and it’s more than just baby steps

by Ricardo Cano April 24, 2019June 23, 2020

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Budget hopes, shutdown fears, Trump tweets

by Dan Morain January 10, 2019

Gavin Newsom holds his son Dutch, 2, after he was sworn in as the 40th Governor of California on the west steps of the State Capitol on Monday, January 7, 2019 in Sacramento, California.

Governor Dad: How Gavin Newsom’s kids are about to shape California

by Laurel Rosenhall January 7, 2019June 23, 2020