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LAist’s coverage of civic life and citizen issues in Southern California. We cover elections, examine who gets listened to and why, and provide a guide for anyone who wants to more fully participate in civic life.
Huerta faces a misdemeanor charge after showing up at an immigration raid in June.
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About half the Pacific Airshow’s 2025 lineup has been grounded because of the federal government shutdown.
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California’s Secretary of State is sending postcards to correct a typo that was sent to more than 8.5 million voters.
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Nearly 7 million pregnant women and young children depend on WIC for healthy foods. Advocates say funding could run out in about two weeks, leaving states to close the gap if their budgets allow.
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It's Obamacare health insurance prices — and how much help 24 million Americans will get with their premiums — that are in dispute.
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Wednesday’s government shutdown won’t affect your Social Security benefits — but other benefits could be affected.
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Price got dizzy at a groundbreaking for the L.A. Convention Center expansion project where Mayor Karen Bass came to his aid before paramedics took him to a hospital.
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Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-19 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.
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The Trump administration has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops in more than half a dozen American cities that it says are crime ridden.
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Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
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Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.
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The former state Senate leader was leading in campaign cash but far behind in the polls.
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Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
