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Byline: ADAM BEAM Associated Press

25 Jun

California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget

published on June 25, 2024 - 11:31 PM

(AP) — Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to

31 May

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants

published on May 31, 2024 - 1:44 PM

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state’s budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income

24 May

Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Newsom

published on May 24, 2024 - 1:50 PM

Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by

10 May

California governor would slash 10,000 vacant state jobs to help close $27.6 billion deficit

published on May 10, 2024 - 2:12 PM

California has a budget deficit of $27.6 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday — a gap so wide that he’s

09 May

California regulators to vote on changing how power bills are calculated

published on May 9, 2024 - 8:51 AM

(AP) — California regulators on Thursday are likely to change how some power companies calculate their customers’ bills, a decision

30 Apr

California’s population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline, state estimates

published on April 30, 2024 - 2:46 PM

(AP) — The nation’s most populous state is growing again, ending a trend of population decline that had dogged Gov.

29 Apr

California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

published on April 29, 2024 - 2:17 PM

California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the drug that can

26 Apr

A California bill aiming to ban confidentiality agreements when negotiating legislation fails

published on April 26, 2024 - 2:29 PM

A bill that sought to ban the use of confidentiality agreements when negotiating potential laws in California has failed to

23 Apr

California rejects bill to crackdown on how utilities spend customers’ money

published on April 23, 2024 - 1:10 PM

California lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal aimed at cracking down on how some of the nation’s largest utilities spend

22 Apr

California legislators prepare to vote on a crackdown on utility spending

published on April 22, 2024 - 1:31 PM

A crackdown on how some of the nation’s largest utilities spend customers’ money faces a do-or-die vote Monday in the

BLOG: Managing California’s water requires improved transparency

Posted: July 24, 2024 at 2:48 pm

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Posted: July 19, 2024 at 1:45 pm

The California Chamber of Commerce is warning business owners —
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