Farmers and ranchers should take wildfire preparedness steps, state says
A massive plume from the Black Fire on June 9, 2022. A Red Flag warning is in effect today across much of New Mexico, and the state agriculture department is…
Steward Health Care in court
OVERVIEW This week on The Codcast, Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute and John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are joined by Eric Gold, partner…
More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. (Credit:…
Alaska lawmakers approve bill ending use of firefighting foams with ‘forever chemicals’
Evening light is reflected in the waters of Anchorage’s Lake Spenard on Thursday. Lake Spenard and connected Lake Hood, heavily used by floatplanes and next to the Ted Stevens Anchorage…
Nursing home admin gets ‘warning’ after man was locked outside overnight
The Dubuque Specialty Care nursing home is accused of deliberately locking a wheelchair-bound resident of the home outside overnight. (Photo via Google Earth) The state board that oversees Iowa’s nursing…
How lawmakers decide CA budget
Lawmakers on the Assembly floor during session on May 16, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters This is CalMatters politics reporter Yue Stella Yu, subbing for Lynn, who will…
In Detroit NAACP speech, Biden warns ‘unhinged’ Trump is looking for ‘revenge’ in 2024
President Joe Biden attends the Detroit NAACP’s annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, Mich., on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) President Joe Biden told a…
Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants
A voter casts their ballot on Super Tuesday at City Center on March 5, 2024 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Fifteen states and one U.S. territory hold their primary elections on…
More Oregon students are missing vaccines, worrying health officialsÂ
Oregon requires that children receive several vaccines starting from the age of 2 months. (Getty Images) Oregon health authorities are worried about an infectious disease raging through schools, with almost…
What drives California’s budget decisions? A lot of politics, not as much data
In summary State lawmakers often don’t know how well a program is working before deciding whether to cut or increase spending. Instead, they hear from advocates, interest groups and sometimes…