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Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations advocates want to try again in 2026. -
Applications are down 25% compared to this time in past years. Although financial aid application information has not been shared with immigration or other agencies in the past, many fear that will change. -
‘It was just a regular morning’: Californians picked up in recent ICE raids include kids, volunteersInterviews suggest some people swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown are dedicated to their families and communities — not hardened criminals. -
Democratic attorneys general have different views on whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis during the new Trump administration. -
A new California law raises penalties for assaulting emergency room workers, but hospital staff say more protections are needed as violence against health care workers continues. -
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business. -
California’s estimated 100,000 undocumented college students are grappling with President Trump’s plans of mass deportations. Dream centers on many campuses are stepping in to provide guidance and meet the skyrocketing demand for legal services from students. -
Children regularly lose Medi-Cal coverage because of administrative errors. California’s plan to keep them enrolled evaporated when voters passed Proposition 35. -
Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, a newcomer to the California Legislature, wants to retake power from Democrats with his unapologetically brash, Trump-inspired conservatism. So why do so many Republican insiders dislike him? -
California passed two bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to Palisades and Eaton fires.
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