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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Primary election ballots are due by end of day on Tuesday in Oregon, either dropped off or postmarked by 8 p.m. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM) When my Oregon primary election ballot…
In summary Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But would the measure actually help get people…
In summary The job action starting today at UC Santa Cruz isn’t about pay, but instead is in response to how UC deployed police to clear pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses.…
Guest Commentary written by Hiram Rodriguez-Franco Hiram Rodriguez-Franco is the diaper bank manager for Community Action Partnership of Orange County. Our government and its policies should reflect the values of…