6 takeaways: California’s deadly failure on drunk driving
While DUI fatalities surge, a CalMatters investigation finds state leaders have shown little willingness to address the issue.
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Government shutdown chokes off funding to Head Start
Santa Cruz County program closes, displacing 300 students
Adam Schiff and Doug LaMalfa want to reopen this county’s only hospital. But it won’t be easy
Glenn Medical Center has been in the same location for decades, but a narrow interpretation of a federal rule shut it down. Now thousands of people have to leave the county for emergency care.
Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants
After a student suicide, McKinleyville Union School District has relied on federal funds to build support systems
Trump’s DOJ is sending election monitors to California with voting on Prop. 50 underway
It’s common to see election observers at voting stations, but generally less so for them to come from the federal government. Some from the Trump administration will be on the ground in several California counties next month.
What is happening to ethnic studies in California?
All high school students, starting with this year’s freshmen class, were expected to be required to take an ethnic studies class in order to graduate. But the implementation of the “ethnic studies mandate” is contingent on being funded. There was no funding for it in this year’s state budget.
No Kings protests unfold across CA as state continues to sue Trump
The Trump resistance ignited again in the U.S. and California on Saturday.
Klamath River Ecosystem is Booming One Year After Dam Removal
Despite the hopeful strides the river has taken in healing, scientists say federal funding cuts pose a setback to continued scientific monitoring.
Uncertainty, shock amid mass staff reductions at federal Education Department
Reduction-in-force notices were sent to hundreds of staff at the U.S. Department of Education. Impacted staff primarily oversee programs supporting vulnerable student groups. Education leaders say they are shocked by the reductions, which will impact students with disabilities.
Government shutdown chokes off funding to Head Start
Santa Cruz County program closes, displacing 300 students
Adam Schiff and Doug LaMalfa want to reopen this county’s only hospital. But it won’t be easy
Glenn Medical Center has been in the same location for decades, but a narrow interpretation of a federal rule shut it down. Now thousands of people have to leave the county for emergency care.
Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants
After a student suicide, McKinleyville Union School District has relied on federal funds to build support systems
Trump’s DOJ is sending election monitors to California with voting on Prop. 50 underway
It’s common to see election observers at voting stations, but generally less so for them to come from the federal government. Some from the Trump administration will be on the ground in several California counties next month.
What is happening to ethnic studies in California?
All high school students, starting with this year’s freshmen class, were expected to be required to take an ethnic studies class in order to graduate. But the implementation of the “ethnic studies mandate” is contingent on being funded. There was no funding for it in this year’s state budget.
No Kings protests unfold across CA as state continues to sue Trump
The Trump resistance ignited again in the U.S. and California on Saturday.
Klamath River Ecosystem is Booming One Year After Dam Removal
Despite the hopeful strides the river has taken in healing, scientists say federal funding cuts pose a setback to continued scientific monitoring.
Uncertainty, shock amid mass staff reductions at federal Education Department
Reduction-in-force notices were sent to hundreds of staff at the U.S. Department of Education. Impacted staff primarily oversee programs supporting vulnerable student groups. Education leaders say they are shocked by the reductions, which will impact students with disabilities.