CA lawmakers go to work on affordability, battling Trump
Assemblymembers during a floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters After a restful holiday break I’m returning to your…
Oregon plan to ease child welfare regulations sparks early opposition
Oregon’s child welfare services oversee 4,500 foster children. (Annie Otzen/Getty Images) State officials and advisers are working on a child welfare proposal for this year’s session they hope would encourage…
Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres
Cleanup workers search for contaminated sand and seaweed in front of drilling platforms and container ships about one week after an oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct.…
Amazon is the top employer of Nevada Medicaid recipients. And it’s not even close.
Cars sit in the parking lot at the Amazon regional distribution center on June 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Amazon is expanding into more self delivery of their packages.…
Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres
Cleanup workers search for contaminated sand and seaweed in front of drilling platforms and container ships about one week after an oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct.…
Minnesota Democrats consider holding out from legislative session until special election
Minnesota State Capitol. Courtesy of Minnesota House Public Information Services. Hopes for bipartisan comity at the state Capitol this year — forced upon the Minnesota House by the voters, who…
Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres
Cleanup workers search for contaminated sand and seaweed in front of drilling platforms and container ships about one week after an oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct.…
Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres
Cleanup workers search for contaminated sand and seaweed in front of drilling platforms and container ships about one week after an oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct.…
Five things to watch as California’s Legislature returns to the Capitol in 2025
In summary A supermajority of Democrats and emboldened Republicans return to the Capitol today — at odds over how to lower the cost of living, how much to resist a…
Businesses sue state over new workplace law
In summary The law allows workers to not attend anti-union meetings hosted by their employers. California businesses are suing to halt a new state law that bars them from requiring…