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In 2022, the California Legislature passed nearly 1,200 bills — and nearly 1,000 became law with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. Many of the new laws are minor fixes to laws that legislators and the governor previously enacted. Others are rather narrow or specific to a certain industry. Still others will be phased...
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Ariel Gans & Sameea Kamal CalMatters Antes del día de las elecciones, los grupos de defensa predijeron, o al menos esperaban, que los votantes de California elegirían un número récord de mujeres y personas LGBTQ para la Legislatura. Con base en los resultados hasta el momento , parece que se hará...
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Ariel Gans & Sameea Kamal CalMatters Leading up to Election Day, advocacy groups were predicting — or at least hoping — that California voters would elect record numbers of women and LGBTQ people to the Legislature. Based on the results so far, it appears that history will be made —...
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Ben Christopher & Ariel Gans CalMatters On an already-hot Saturday morning in east Bakersfield, state Assembly candidate Leticia Perez stands at the front of the electrical workers’ local union hall, working a crowd of fellow Democrats ready to knock on doors and talk to voters. But the thrust of...
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La Administración Biden eliminó la semana pasada la política de la era Trump conocida como carga pública, que imponía un impuesto sobre el patrimonio a las personas que buscan obtener la residencia permanente en los Estados Unidos. La nueva norma entrará en vigor el 23 de diciembre. Ya se...
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The Biden Administration last week gutted the signature Trump-era policy known as public charge, which effectively imposed a wealth tax on people seeking to gain permanent residency in the US. The new rule will go into effect on Dec. 23. It has already undergone a 60-day public comment period,...
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Las corporaciones reportan márgenes récord de ganancias, mientras que las tasas de inflación están al ritmo más acelerado en décadas. Las pequeñas empresas y los trabajadores de bajos ingresos son los más afectados por la crisis, por el desempleo y el acceso limitado a programas de redes de seguridad....
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Corporations are reporting record profits while inflation rates are running at the fastest pace in decades. Small businesses and low-income workers, meanwhile, are bearing the brunt of the crisis even as access to safety net programs becomes increasingly tenuous. That was the assessment of a group of economists who...
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Flu season is still underway and it’s important to protect yourself and your loved ones. While influenza can have severe health consequences for anyone, adults 65 and older and those with chronic health conditions are especially vulnerable. Nationally, up to 70% of flu hospitalizations have occurred in patients over...