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Civics & Democracy
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.
A 2020 vote by L.A. County supervisors called for the facility to close without a replacement in one year. A commission says that's not feasible anytime soon.
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The university says the compact, as the Trump administration called it, could undermine free inquiry and academic excellence.
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Prosecutor says the cases are 'just the beginning' in the federal government’s investigations into the use of billions of public funds for homelessness.
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City management dropped a $7M contract with the state for childcare without telling the council.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have raised the fees when buying a vehicle in California and signed another to make purchase terms clear.
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A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.Listen 2:21
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In a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs have brought a human cost that cannot be tolerated.Listen 4:16
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a case that could strike down the last major part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that remains standing.Listen 5:27
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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to declare immigration enforcement actions a local emergency.Listen 0:42
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Do is currently serving a five-year prison sentence on a federal bribery charge.
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Hundreds of California state prisoners worked to put out this year's deadly Los Angeles fires, inspiring new laws that will improve their pay and open other opportunities.
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Protecting Jewish students or chilling speech? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight over antisemitismIn the fight over preventing antisemitism in schools, no one disputes the need to protect Jewish students. Lawmakers and critics diverged sharply on how to do it.
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A controversial bill that would have banned short kids from the front seat was watered down, but small children still face new seat belt rules under a new law.
