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At least 24 University of California and California State University campuses lost training grants that provided their students with ann ...
A majority of California's college students experience food insecurity. Some campuses are stepping up with innovative free meal programs.
California lawmakers have an opportunity to protect patients from being saddled with preventable but crushing medical debt.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend California's landmark cap and trade program through 2045. But here's the catch.
Unauthorized immigrants can be deported quickly if they're detained near the border.
California has no health standards for these chemicals in fish, so activists are urging action.
California cities and counties are supposed to work together to help their homeless residents. But those partnerships can be fraught.
"California is confronting a potential 21% reduction in collective refining capacity from 2023 to April 2026."
The governor's latest budget proposal lays out deep cuts to public universities. More tax credits for Hollywood studios advance.
Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by California's health insurance for low-income people.
California is experiencing unexpectedly shaky economic conditions, with a likely deficit of more than $10 billion next year.
Records obtained and analyzed by CalMatters offer the first glimpse into what happened to some of the former prisoners.
The inability to get a Real ID is a warning of the limits, federal and otherwise, that millions of real Americans may now face.
California motorists are already paying quite a bit more for fuel because of cap-and-trade, according to a new Legislative Analyst’s report.
"...we’re last in affordability, which is what matters most to everyone living here."
Police agencies — under scrutiny and worried about their own liability — increasingly won't respond to someone in a mental health crisis.
The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California's state health insurance exchange.
President Donald Trump's budget proposal in its present form would have huge effects on housing and homelessness in California.
Collapsing salmon runs and restrictions on Dungeness crab have forced restaurants, charter boats and commercial fishers to adapt.
Two consecutive committee chairs getting overruled by their committee members signifies a growing rift.
