April 30, 2014 | Ben Adler
California added 356,000 new residents during 2013, for a growth rate of just under one percent - a rate that appears to be accelerating ever so slightly.
April 30, 2014 | Katie Orr
California schools are adjusting curriculum and students are already taking tests based on new Common Core standards. But opposition to the standards continues, as demonstrated by a small rally at the Capitol today.
April 30, 2014 | Max Pringle
The California Senate Health Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would make undocumented immigrants eligible for Medi-Cal benefits.
April 29, 2014 | Katie Orr
A new study says California’s higher education system is in danger of failing. But, the leaders of the state’s universities are dismissing the criticism.
April 28, 2014 | Ben Adler
When California Governor Jerry Brown made a rare appearance before a legislative committee Monday to support a “rainy day fund” constitutional amendment, the surprisingly warm reception in the room belied the tensions beginning to emerge.
April 28, 2014 | Ben Adler
California’s four-year high-school graduation rate has topped 80 percent for the first time ever, according to new numbers out Monday.
April 28, 2014 | Pauline Bartolone
Unauthorized immigrants in California would be eligible for Medi-Cal and the new health marketplace coverage under a bill before lawmakers this week.
April 25, 2014 | Ben Adler
Deep discontent with Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal among California progressives is prompting a coordinated campaign for more spending on education and health care programs.
April 25, 2014
Governor Jerry Brown gears up to tussle with state lawmakers over future budgets. Revenues are rolling in over projections, and there are a lot of competing ideas as to how much of the surplus to salt away for a rainy day.
April 24, 2014 | Ben Adler | Max Pringle
Bills that would deal with pay gaps between companies' CEOs and workers, and create four-year community college degrees moved forward in the legislature Thursday, while a measure would requiring kill switches on smart phones and tablets stalled.
