Parents of transgender kids warned California for months after the Trump administration moved to cut off funding for care. State officials are rushing to find money before the Oct. 13 deadline.
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With clock ticking, California lawmakers reject key parts of Newsom’s wildfire plan
Gov. Gavin Newsom is rushing a plan to provide financial relief to utilities facing massive lawsuit payouts because of California wildfires. Some lawmakers are fighting it.
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Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.
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Federal wildfire crews are stretched thin. California is stepping in to help
As fire season takes hold, California is managing fuels and fire on federal lands. Can the Golden State keep it up?
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Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.
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University of California’s most selective campuses have increased in-state enrollment
Entering the final year of a compact agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom, the University of California has succeeded in meeting one major goal of the deal: increasing undergraduate enrollment of California residents.
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Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court’s order on elections. But it could open door to ‘chaos’
The Supreme Court’s decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail voting might not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote.
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California maintains school vaccine rules despite Trump order
Despite a new executive order from President Donald Trump regarding the childhood immunization schedule, California officials affirmed that the state will maintain its existing vaccination requirements for students.
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Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’
A bill that would have been one of California’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes’ committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.
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Despite Trump’s visa policies, international students are still flocking to California universities
Across the country, universities have seen dips in international student enrollment during Donald Trump’s second term, but the University of California has largely avoided those decreases.
