Newsom signs climate overhaul, extending cap and trade while boosting oil drilling
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2025 California Voter Guide: Your Election Questions, Answered
Where do I vote? Am I registered to vote? Does everyone get a ballot in the mail? Answers to your election day questions ahead of November 4.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 10:28 am
Another rural hospital is in danger of shutting down in the coming days
Rural hospitals across the state — and country — are in trouble, urgently. Labor and supplies are getting more expensive. Federal Medicaid cuts are projected to cut into their revenues. And places like Inyo County, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, face the prospect of having to close key medical facilities. Southern Inyo […]
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 6:00 am
Billions of dollars in California research grants now hang in the balance at an obscure federal court
The Court of Federal Claims was a little-known court until the U.S. Supreme Court said that universities need to file suit there, and not in traditional district courts, to try to have their research grant funding restored. The Trump administration has terminated billions of dollars in science grants.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 5:35 am
California unions are pouring more money than ever into CalPERS elections. Here’s why
California unions are at odds and spending heavily in an election at CalPERS, the pension fund that provides retirement benefits to 2 million people.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 5:31 am
CalPERS touted its investment returns — and hit a sore spot in its board election
CalPERS is putting more money in private equity as it seeks higher returns. That's a contested issue in an election for two seats on its board.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 5:30 am
As checks and balances fade, Prop. 50 gives Californians a chance to hold the line
The president's unconstitutional whims have gone largely unchecked, placing the burden on states and the people themselves. California must do everything within its power to counter, a former redistricting commissioner argues.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 5:30 am
Why California voters should reject Prop. 50 and stay out of the redistricting wars
As California voters decide whether the state enters the redistricting wars or stands down, a former redistricting commissioner says a Democratic gerrymander is not the model of government citizens deserve.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 5:25 am
Newsom taps climate ‘architect’ to lead California air board as Trump fights heat up
At the state’s top air regulator, Lauren Sanchez will replace Liane Randolph, taking the helm as California battles Trump, rising costs, and the future of its climate agenda.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 5:06 am
With just days of cash left, remote California hospital nears crisis point
The financial crisis at Southern Inyo Healthcare District comes as rural hospitals nationwide face rising costs and federal Medicaid cuts.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025 5:01 amStay informed.
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