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A group of advocates that has long fought to reform the state’s troubled nursing home licensing system is now attempting to kill legislation it sponsored, calling the amended bill “a step backwards.” “Instead of the major reform that the nursing home licensing system needs, AB 1502 now codifies and endorses the...
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Congress is considering a new bill to establish a national historical park honoring union organizer Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement he led. The new park would include the existing national monument in Keene, plus the site of the first headquarters in Delano and the Santa Rita Center in...
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Desiree Garibay used to sleep outside in Redondo Beach. One night in July 2020, she was lying down in a city park and police issued her a ticket. She missed her court date, and the ticket became a warrant for her arrest. She said she became even more determined...
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Los líderes del Caucus Legislativo de Mujeres de California prometieron proteger el derecho de una persona a abortar en el Estado Dorado después de que un borrador de opinión filtrado parece mostrar que la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. está lista para anular la decisión conocida como Roe v....
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Leaders from the California Legislative Women’s Caucus vowed to protect a person’s right to have an abortion in the Golden State after a leaked draft opinion appears to show the U.S. Supreme Court is ready to overturn the decision known as Roe v. Wade this summer. That would turn the matter...
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Utah’s Legislature has overridden Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of House Bill 11, which now mandates young transgender athletes can play only for teams based on their sex, not their gender identification. Opponents of this type of legislation said it is another way to discriminate against young transgender people, and...
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Lideres en educación de todo el estado están debatiendo los méritos de un proyecto de ley para cambiar la forma en que se financian las escuelas en California. El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 830, presentado por el Superintendente de Escuelas del Estado, Tony Thurmond, detendría el sistema actual de...
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Leaders in education across the state are debating the merits of a bill to change the way schools in California are funded. Senate Bill 830, introduced by State Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond, would stop the current system of funding schools based on average daily attendance (ADA) and count...
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State lawmakers are considering a proposal to increase the amount of money private college students can receive through California’s main financial aid program. Senate Bill 851 would stabilize state aid for these students by ensuring their award won’t be reduced if private colleges fail to accept a certain number of...