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Carolyn Jones CalMatters In this politically charged era, there’s one thing both parties agree on: the benefits of high school career pathways. With strong bipartisan support, career and technical education programs are poised to be a centerpiece of education policy over the next few years — both federally and...
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Sunaina Tadakamalla Ethnic Media Services California voters rejected Proposition 6, a measure aiming to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude for prisoners, according to its proponents. The margin between votes was not particularly close. As of November 18, with 94% of votes counted, 53% voted no — 7.5 million —...
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Elections have consequences, as California is likely to learn when Donald Trump once again moves into the White House. The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago. Its political figures — particularly Gov....
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Alexei Koseff CalMatters In the early hours of Wednesday November 6, Former President Donald Trump won a second term after four years out of the White House, likely thrusting California back into leading the resistance against him. The Associated Press made its call at 3 a.m., declaring that the Republican defeated...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Most tortillas and corn masa products sold in California will soon have to include an additional ingredient — one considered key during pregnancy. The goal? Increase folic acid intake among Latinas of reproductive age. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on September 28 that directs manufacturers...
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Khari Johnson CalMatters California lawmakers took a key vote on August 28 to pass a controversial bill that requires companies that make or modify powerful forms of artificial intelligence to test for their ability to enable critical harm to society. Following a 32-1 vote in the Senate in May, the Assembly...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador There’s no other way to put it: Does San Jose want to build a snowman? The Disney mega hit movie Frozen will arrive in musical form for two weeks from August 21-September 1, 2024 for its last US tour stop. San Jose gets the final...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters California promocionó una victoria para los trabajadores en 2016 cuando promulgó una amplia serie de aumentos mínimos, asegurándose de que los trabajadores con los salarios más bajos ganaran al menos 15 dólares por hora en 2022. El entonces gobernador Jerry Brown, al firmar la ley, habló de...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters California touted a victory for working people in 2016 when it enacted a sweeping series of minimum hikes, making sure the lowest-wage workers would earn at least $15 an hour by 2022. Then-Gov. Jerry Brown, while signing the law, spoke of “giving people their due;” then-Senate leader...