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Nigel Duara CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom, still stinging from a public defeat last month, signed a package of bills on August 16 that he and lawmakers pledged will combat rising retail theft. The 10 bills are intended to make it easier to prosecute people suspected of retail and vehicle theft without...
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Yue Stella Yu CalMatters To counter recent legislation that would step up penalties on petty crimes, a group of progressive state lawmakers this morning offered a rival approach, focusing instead on more services for offenders and survivors of crimes. They are backing a new legislative package — dubbed “#SmartSolutions” — to address...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Los californianos sin seguro médico se enfrentan nuevamente a sanciones fiscales este año, y algunos pueden pagar más en multas de lo que gastarían en comprar cobertura, dicen funcionarios estatales. Esto se debe a que algunos de ellos pueden calificar para un seguro fuertemente subsidiado...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Californians without health insurance are again facing tax penalties this year, and some may pay more in fines than they’d spend buying coverage, state officials say. That’s because some of them may qualify for heavily subsidized insurance and not know it. California’s insurance marketplace, Covered California,...
Nigel Duara CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom, still stinging from a public defeat last month, signed a package of bills on August 16 that he and lawmakers pledged will combat rising retail theft. The 10 bills are intended to make it easier to prosecute people suspected of retail and vehicle theft without...
Yue Stella Yu CalMatters To counter recent legislation that would step up penalties on petty crimes, a group of progressive state lawmakers this morning offered a rival approach, focusing instead on more services for offenders and survivors of crimes. They are backing a new legislative package — dubbed “#SmartSolutions” — to address...
Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Los californianos sin seguro médico se enfrentan nuevamente a sanciones fiscales este año, y algunos pueden pagar más en multas de lo que gastarían en comprar cobertura, dicen funcionarios estatales. Esto se debe a que algunos de ellos pueden calificar para un seguro fuertemente subsidiado...