State GovernmentSecuring funding at California’s Capitol is no easy feat for grassroots advocates during budget seasonMay 15, 2025 | Laura FitzgeraldA group of parent advocates travels to the Capitol to advocate for childcare funding, though securing time to speak with lawmakers is a challenge for families. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareNewsom proposes to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrantsMay 14, 2025To save more than $5 billion, the California governor wants to shut down new enrollment for adults who lack legal status and charge premiums. The Legislature has resisted such changes.
State GovernmentCalifornia budget is $12 billion in the red amid Trump tariffs and rising costsMay 14, 2025California is experiencing unexpectedly shaky economic conditions, as health care costs rise and Trump’s tariffs create ongoing uncertainty.
State GovernmentCalifornia braces for a big decline in federal funds as Biden-era spending programs wind downMay 13, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiMany federal infrastructure and health programs are coming to an end and even seeing clawbacks. At the same time, the Trump administration is making massive cuts to state funding. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentState Farm wins first-ever emergency rate hike in CaliforniaMay 13, 2025Unprecedented approval for State Farm after L.A. fires means it can raise premiums in California next month.
Health CareAfter promising universal health care, Gov. Newsom must reconsider immigrant coverageMay 13, 2025The second-term governor faces a tough political decision: renege on his promise to achieve universal health care and strip coverage from millions of immigrants who lack legal status or look elsewhere for budget cuts.
State GovernmentDo California Trump supporters have buyer's remorse? Not so farMay 12, 2025President Donald Trump's ratings are historically low. However, many Californians remain enthusiastic about the direction of the country under Trump’s leadership.
State GovernmentNewsom wants cities to force homeless Californians to move camp every 3 daysMay 12, 2025In his latest push to crackdown on homeless encampments, Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to make certain camps illegal.
EnvironmentWhy a contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam could move forward under TrumpMay 12, 2025Enlarging the dam would deliver more Sacramento River water to Central Valley farmers but a tribe could lose sacred sites and endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years.
State GovernmentHazard maps, air tankers and funding: Cal Fire prepares for longer, more unpredictable wildfire seasonMay 9, 2025 | Sarit Laschinsky | Chris NicholsState Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California’s increasingly long and unpredictable wildfire season, as millions of residents find themselves living in higher-hazard areas.
