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The California governor's new, softened approach to the petroleum industry in the state has some former allies questioning his commitment to climate policy.
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Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalA California law bans immigration enforcement at courthouses. ICE under the Trump administration is detaining people there, anyway, arguing it’s a safe place to apprehend someone. -
Adriana Heldiz/CalMattersExperts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.
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Following CalMatters reporting, California’s Republican representatives are calling for the U.S. Department of Education and Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate how California’s community colleges are handling financial aid fraud. -
Unions are pushing for shorter freight trains to make railways safer, but that could raise the cost of goods and delay passenger rail service. It also may not be legal. -
California uses Medicaid to pay for a range of nontraditional health care services, including housing. The Trump administration wants to scale back those programs. -
California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing two changes to how the state puts away money, but the Legislative Analyst’s Office says he should do more to keep the budget balanced in leaner years. -
Shasta County Supervisors have picked five finalists to interview for the County Clerk position. -
From higher costs to export worries, California’s agricultural and wine industries face many possible tariff effects. But some hope for opportunity. -
Medical parole is reserved for the sliver of California’s 90,000 prisoners who have a “significant and permanent condition” that leaves them “physically or cognitively debilitated or incapacitated” to the point they can’t care for themselves. -
Special education is shifting to a different federal agency. Advocates fear the loss of expertise will harm students. -
More than a third of Californians depend on Medi-Cal for a range of health care coverage. Now the program finds itself in the political crosshairs of federal budget-cutters. -
Federal programs offer financial aid and counseling to low-income and first-generation college students. California was allowed to include students without legal status, which the Trump administration is now ending. -
The district attorney's office in Shasta County is facing high workloads and high vacancy rates. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Wednesday, saying the tariffs hurt “states, consumers and businesses.”
