Proposition 44 would require clinics to spend more money on patient care. The union pushing the measure is the same one supporting the billionaire tax proposal. Clinics say the measure will force closures.
The Supreme Court is weighing President Trump’s plan to limit universal mail-in voting with just seven weeks until the November election. California officials are urging people to vote early.
Teenagers are relying more on AI chatbots for mental health support, often without adult knowledge. AI could make mental health care more accessible amid mental health and counseling staffing shortages, but chatbots can also feel addicting, some students say, and may have contributed to teen suicides.
California announced a new lawsuit over President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, arguing in part that the Constitution gives states’ power over elections.
Deportations dramatically rose under the Trump administration — 61% of detained children in California were deported, compared to 8% under Biden.
California is one of just two states that provides no money for the basic defense of poor people accused of crimes.
State officials have found they are using six high-risk AI-like systems. One year ago, they reported using zero.
Investigations into fatal shootings by California police now take so long that officers often can’t be decertified or prosecuted.
Newsom said the new law was just the first in a “mosaic” of legislation to address the “legitimate anxiety” that voters have about the safety and security of California’s elections.
