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Around 800,000 rideshare drivers in California will formally have the right to unionize starting Jan. 1 under Assembly Bill 1340, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law this fall.
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Photo courtesy of Oregon State UniversityCongress failed to vote on an extension of the 2024 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act that was co-sponsored by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. -
Photo courtesy of Pedro Rios/CalMattersThe Trump administration is suing to block a new California that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearings masks on duty. It was shaped by concerns over masked immigration agents in Los Angeles.
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The Roseburg Forest Products mill was one of the largest employers in Siskiyou County. In December, it laid off its entire workforce. Now, for the first time since its founding, the small community of Weed is a mill town without a mill. -
The plan focuses on transportation, development standards, and preparing for California’s 2045 climate goals. -
Some community college districts in California say enrollment is up by more than 10%, though official numbers have yet to be released. Historically, college enrollment fluctuates depending on the strength of the economy. -
The fight over California's new congressional map designed to help Democrats flip congressional House seats went to court Monday as a panel of federal judges considers whether the district boundaries approved by voters last month can be used in elections. -
Rob Reiner may be best known for his Hollywood films, but he was also a Democratic political force in California. -
California spent hundreds of millions on prison and hospital healthcare staff, auditors found, but vacancy rates rose since 2019, exceeding 30% at three facilities despite bonuses and pay raises, with inadequate oversight and planning. -
A state regulator is requiring California’s last nuclear power plant to conserve 4,000 acres of surrounding land to keep operating until 2030. -
Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president’s new order against such laws worries state officials. -
California’s attorney general is seeking an injunction against a Humboldt County hospital after staff refused to perform abortions. The state claims the Catholic-run facility is violating California law. -
The newly implemented Universal Transitional Kindergarten program is taking kids away from private childcare. -
The federal government announced major changes to funding for homeless services in November, but the department reversed those changes Monday. -
The new ruling against the Trump administration’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles comes as courts are considering other challenges to his deployment of troops to liberal cities, such as Portland and Chicago.
