Newsom signs first-in-nation law to ban ultraprocessed food in school lunches
California health officials will now decide which ingredients, additives, dyes, and other forms of processing don’t belong in school meals and K-12 cafeterias.
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California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working
Several new California laws gave incarcerated people a second chance at freedom. A new report provides the first in-depth look at how they’re working.
Lawmakers pass sweeping charter school anti-fraud bill
Senate Bill 414, the charter school supporters’ bill that passed, contains the main recommendations of three investigations into fraud.
Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show
In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.
California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030Â
California aims to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years and has issued a guide to help districts meet that goal.
Find out if your vote could be affected by Newsom’s redistricting plans
Gov. Gavin Newsom will ask California voters this November to approve new congressional lines that favor Democrats, part of a national redistricting battle launched by President Donald Trump. The map released Friday by the Legislature adds five more Democratic-leaning seats.
Covered California health insurance will cost more in 2026. Here’s what’s behind the double-digit increase
Millions of consumers will feel the pinch when rates already expected to rise will jump even further. Federal subsidies, set to expire at year’s end, are partly to blame.
Trump administration unfreezes billions in federal education funds after outcry
The U.S. Department of Education restored over $1 billion in funding earlier this week
Trump wants to cut college access programs for low-income students; California educators are pushing back
Federal programs like Upward Bound and Talent Search enroll about 100,000 Californians. Can funding survive the bitter partisan divide?
Court blocks ammunition background checks in new blow to California’s gun control framework
California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks for ammunition purchases. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that provision violates the 2nd Amendment.
California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working
Several new California laws gave incarcerated people a second chance at freedom. A new report provides the first in-depth look at how they’re working.
Lawmakers pass sweeping charter school anti-fraud bill
Senate Bill 414, the charter school supporters’ bill that passed, contains the main recommendations of three investigations into fraud.
Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show
In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.
California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030Â
California aims to cut chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years and has issued a guide to help districts meet that goal.
Find out if your vote could be affected by Newsom’s redistricting plans
Gov. Gavin Newsom will ask California voters this November to approve new congressional lines that favor Democrats, part of a national redistricting battle launched by President Donald Trump. The map released Friday by the Legislature adds five more Democratic-leaning seats.
Covered California health insurance will cost more in 2026. Here’s what’s behind the double-digit increase
Millions of consumers will feel the pinch when rates already expected to rise will jump even further. Federal subsidies, set to expire at year’s end, are partly to blame.
Trump administration unfreezes billions in federal education funds after outcry
The U.S. Department of Education restored over $1 billion in funding earlier this week
Trump wants to cut college access programs for low-income students; California educators are pushing back
Federal programs like Upward Bound and Talent Search enroll about 100,000 Californians. Can funding survive the bitter partisan divide?
Court blocks ammunition background checks in new blow to California’s gun control framework
California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks for ammunition purchases. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that provision violates the 2nd Amendment.