A cost-of-living increase meant to help California community colleges adjust to a new funding formula is expiring, leaving some districts to cut positions and classes.
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
California Democrats push to block ICE from schools, hospitals and shelters
Highly publicized immigration raids in the early months of Donald Trump’s second term have rattled California communities and prompted lawmakers to push for more laws protecting immigrants.
Posted inEducation
It’s expensive to become a teacher in California. This bill would pay those who try
To earn a teaching credential, students are required to complete a one-year program combining coursework and 600 hours of classroom experience. A new bill in the California Assembly would provide money to pay them for that work.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Is it sex education or porn? Huntington Beach comes to blows over library books
Huntington Beach will vote next week on whether to repeal a community review board for library material. It’s a test of the conservative city council’s growing clout and the national movement to restrict access to sexual content in children’s books.
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Medicaid work rules could leave a million Californians with no health insurance
A proposal in Congress would require some adults to document 80 hours a month of work or school. Experts say the red tape and paperwork is so cumbersome that even people who work will lose their health insurance.
Posted inHousing & Development
How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters
Across Los Angeles, rent hikes have led to fewer bus and train riders in an example of how California’s housing crisis is also making its transit crisis harder to solve.
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State claims there’s zero high-risk AI in California government — despite ample evidence to the contrary
A state report provided to CalMatters says 200 agencies reported no automation around sensitive decisions. Some called the report befuddling.
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U.S. Senate blocks California’s electric car mandate in historic vote
Thursday’s vote in Washington could upend California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars and its decadeslong battle against air pollution. Some experts say Congress’ move is illegal and is likely to trigger a court battle.
Posted inEducation
Fraud pushes California’s community colleges to consider an application fee. Is it worth it?
Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Her miscarriage showed the limits of California’s abortion protections. Where you live matters
Catholic hospitals run 20% of California’s maternity wards. Their policies generally prohibit abortion, even in miscarriage, as long as a heartbeat can be detected.