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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.
Records reveal that the unprecedented taking of 650,000 ballots was based on the thinnest of evidence, raising alarms over how the November election could be disrupted.
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For voters in remote or rural areas, ballots dropped in the mail on the last day of the Nov. 4 special election may not get postmarked in time to count. The state Attorney General’s Office has released a map of where delays may occur.
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In the California Capitol, lawmakers almost never vote “no.” These three Democrats have decided it’s OK to vote against their colleagues’ bills.
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State law says the public must get access within two business days to public records of officials’ gifts and outside income. L.A. County attorneys say it may take months, not days, to make the information avaiable.
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The government's monthly jobs report was not published Friday as a result of the federal shutdown. That's left businesses and policymakers in the dark about the strength of the U.S. job market.Listen 3:41
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In the four counties where Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detention facilities, only one county health department conducts the kind of inspections that were explicitly allowed under a 2024 California law.
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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.Listen 3:53
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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.Listen 2:52
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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.
