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Los expertos en políticas de salud se están pronunciando en contra de nuevos recortes a Medicaid una vez que el Congreso regrese de su receso de primavera para trabajar en un segundo paquete de reconciliación presupuestaria. La ley destinará fondos a la guerra contra Irán y al Departamento de...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters In an effort to put a dent in the state’s housing shortage, California is considering something unprecedented: getting into the construction insurance business. Last month, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat, and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers raised the curtain on a long-awaited package of bills meant to...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters En un esfuerzo por paliar la escasez de viviendas en el estado, California está considerando algo sin precedentes: entrar en el negocio de los seguros para la construcción. El mes pasado, la asambleísta Buffy Wicks, demócrata de Oakland, y una coalición bipartidista de legisladores presentaron un esperado...
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Wendy Fry & Nigel Duara CalMatters San Diego County Sheriff’s officials failed to investigate at least seven reported sexual assaults at the privately run Otay Mesa immigration detention center in 2025, and records show the agency has ceded control of the cases to civilian administrators employed by the nation’s largest for-profit...
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Experts in health-care policy are speaking out against further Medicaid cuts once Congress returns from its spring recess to work on a second budget reconciliation package. The legislation will fund the Iran war and the Department of Homeland Security. Last summer, Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid in their...
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Wendy Fry & Nigel Duara CalMatters Los funcionarios del sheriff del condado de San Diego no investigaron al menos siete denuncias de agresión sexual en el centro de detención de inmigrantes de Otay Mesa, gestionado por una empresa privada, en 2025, y los registros muestran que la agencia ha cedido el...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters Miles de camioneros inmigrantes de California se encuentran en un limbo legal después de que la administración Trump ordenara al estado revocar sus licencias a principios de este año. Muchos se encuentran ahora sin trabajo y sin poder mantener a sus familias. Se han presentado numerosas...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Polar bears are a big part of the Arctic ecosystem. However, they are grappling with huge changes to their homes due to the effects of climate change. The bears are now listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters Thousands of immigrant California truck drivers are in legal limbo after the Trump administration ordered the state to revoke their licenses earlier this year. Many are now out of work and unable to support their families. Multiple lawsuits seek to restore the commercial driving licenses, otherwise...