A program that promised schools upgraded AC systems was cut short in 2024, leaving hundreds of districts with broken systems and no money to fix them.
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They’re on our flag, but do long-gone grizzly bears belong in modern California?
Democrats are advancing a bill over objections from rural residents, ranchers and Republicans that would study whether California should bring back grizzly bears.
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Newsom’s populist act: Oppose state billionaire tax, embrace federal one
With proposals to tax the rich, Gavin Newsom is playing to a 2028 national audience anxious about artificial intelligence. As California governor, he’s walked a fine line on taxes for years.
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Trump’s new immigration strategy revealed in purchase of two ICE detention centers in California
The Trump administration is trying to lock down immigration detention capacity in California despite opposition from the state’s Democratic leaders.
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions’ worth of California research grants
The Trump administration canceled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. Their legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.
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Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office rules are stricter than many states, including Texas
California state workers must report to the office four days a week under an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Other states allow more remote work.
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California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?
In 2023, California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.
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California restricts utility shutoffs as dangerous heat ripples across state
State regulators have rejected a proposal by utilities and ordered broader protections against power shutoffs during dangerous heat.
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A new review of the SAT in University of California admissions is coming by June 2027
A growing number of professors are pushing the University of California to reinstate the SAT for undergraduate admissions, which the board of regents removed from the admissions process in 2020.
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A new law holds colleges accountable if their grads don’t earn more than $36,000 a year
A new federal law requires colleges to prove that their graduates earn more than someone with only a high school diploma or else students could lose access to federal loans. About 300 California programs could fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.
