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California capped health care cost increases. Will anyone notice ...
WEB2 days ago · Photos by Brandon Tauszik for CalMatters. California is moving to address their needs with a new cap on health care cost increases that experts consider to be the most aggressive in the nation. The cap does not mean that bills that patients such as Villegas and Rodrigeuz-Hernandez are charged would go down.
How an unwritten rule in the CA Legislature limits public debate
WEB2 days ago · California Legislature’s unwritten rule: negotiate in secret with lobbyists, not in public. by Ryan Sabalow September 18, 2024. Advocates and lobbyists gathered last year in the Capitol Rotunda. Critics say secret negotiations between lobbyists, lawmakers and Capitol staff cut the public out of critical discussions of future laws.
6 myths about crime in California, from retail theft to guns
WEB1 day ago · 6 myths about California crime as voters now favor this measure on drugs, retail theft. Californians in November will vote on Proposition 36, a ballot measure that would toughen criminal sentences for certain property and drug crimes. Voters have been frustrated retail theft and other crime trends since the COVID pandemic.
Voters back Prop. 36 despite Newsom's opposition | Opinion
WEB1 day ago · The overwhelming support for Prop. 36 indicates that as his governorship approaches lame duck status, Newsom’s ability to sway voters is declining. In fact the same poll found that just “49% of adults and 51% of likely voters approve of the way that Governor Gavin Newsom is handling his job,” even though the vast majority of California ...
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WEBHere are three features of Digital Democracy: 1-Browse the database through the navigation above or search it in the bar to the right. 2-Below, see the latest state agenda on six major topics, as curated by our reporters. 3-Look up any of California’s 120 legislators to see data and stories about their activities, politics, policy interests ...
Secrecy, lack of coordination hurt CA homeless programs | Opinion
WEB2 days ago · The latest federal homelessness count found 186,000 Californians living on the streets or in shelters, up 5,000 from the previous year and 36,000 since 2019, the year Gavin Newsom became governor. California has the highest homelessness rate of any state and more than a quarter of the nation’s homeless population.
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WEBCalMatters sues LA homeless authority to obtain secret shelter records. After reports of shelter deaths and assaults, officials grappling with the state’s biggest homeless crisis have denied repeated requests for incident reports created by government contractors. By Lauren Hepler • September 9, 2024. Technology.
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How California government works: Your updated primer- CalMatters
WEBDec 20, 2022 · And once again this year, they have created an updated primer on how California state government works and what it’s been up to in the past year. One of the things we saw in 2022 is that when you essentially live in a one-party state, elections can be predictable. Democrats won all nine statewide campaigns without any serious threat.
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