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Environment

Law banning drilling near California community areas put on hold, sent to voters

February 6, 2023 | Manola Secaira

Shortly after the law was passed, oil and gas industry leaders launched a referendum effort aimed at repealing it. It will appear on the November 2024 ballot.

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Environment

How a new law is bringing more attention to natural carbon sequestration

February 6, 2023 | Manola Secaira

Environmental advocates have criticized California’s reliance on carbon-capturing technologies in its plans for carbon neutrality. This law aims to bring more focus to natural alternatives.

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Health Care

Millions of Californians are at risk of losing Medi-Cal coverage

February 5, 2023

As the nation’s massive Medicaid unwinding begins, California is using government databases, billboards, and navigators to help people who get dropped from Medi-Cal reenroll or find other coverage.

Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

Health Care

Will the state’s big Medi-Cal plan really fix mental health care for low-income Californians?

February 3, 2023

A year into the rollout of CalAIM, payment details are murky and obstacles remain in finding help for Medi-Cal recipients with mental health needs.

Aaron Kehoe/AP

State Government

Backed by Newsom, California Democrats revive changes to state concealed carry law

February 1, 2023 | Nicole Nixon

A measure to bring California’s concealed carry laws in line with a U.S. Supreme Court Ruling — while banning guns in a swath of public places including parks and businesses — has support from the governor and attorney general.

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California announces plan to convert 3 office buildings in downtown Sacramento into housing

January 31, 2023 | Chris Nichols | Claire Morgan

Organizations working out of these offices will be relocated by 2025, and the buildings will be turned into “transit-oriented affordable housing,” state officials said.

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State Government

Q&A: Speaker Anthony Rendon on a budget deficit, gun bills and handing over the gavel

January 31, 2023 | Nicole Nixon

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon discusses his tenure as leader of the chamber, his plans for a budget deficit and what’s next.

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State Government

Thieves drain millions off CalFresh and CalWORKs recipients’ cards, families wait and taxpayers pay

January 31, 2023

The EBT cards the state uses to deliver financial assistance to low-income residents lack security features common to credit and debit cards. California officials plan to upgrade.

Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters

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California reparations task force zeroes in on who’d be eligible for compensation

January 30, 2023

California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations agreed residents should qualify for compensation. But should certain “vulnerable” former residents, such as foster kids or ex-prisoners, be eligible?

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California reparations task force aims at more than dollars, seeks policies to prevent harm

January 27, 2023

The task force members are discussing monetary and nonmonetary reparations ideas to compensate for slavery and racism. Some say they want policies to prevent future harms against Black Californians.

 

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