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CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy.
CalMatters is a longstanding partner of LAist and its reporters in Los Angeles have desks in the LAist newsroom. Both nonprofit newsrooms have grants from The LA Local, which at LAist funds two reporters and an editor on the watchdog journalism team.
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Anyone under the age of 18 can get married in California. While lawmakers seek to restrict the practices, these liberal groups tried to block it.
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A Los Angeles judge ruled federal immigration agents likely violated the Constitution by not assessing flight risk when making warrantless arrests.
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Californians over age 80 will be able to get a permanent exemption from jury duty under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed.
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Nine K-12 districts in California with these weapons have not been routinely reporting their inventories, renewing their policies, or holding public forums.
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California’s opaque process allows powerful Democrats to bring home millions of dollars while rural, Republican-led districts receive little to none.
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Lawmakers tried to pass a proposal that would have extended the life of a school air conditioning program. At the 11th-hour, they couldn’t get support from the governor.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children by regulating internet use, including limiting chatbot sessions.
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State regulators found eight violations after Health Net's abrupt benefit cuts endangered vulnerable Medi-Cal patients.
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California data centers guzzle billions of gallons of water to cool AI servers — and the public still doesn't know how much. Lawmakers want that to change.
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This California desert region was touted as the ‘Saudi Arabia of lithium.’ Years later, projects are behind schedule and workers are waiting for jobs.
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The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers.
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California community colleges initially backed two bills to help them issue more bachelor’s degrees. Last-minute changes killed their support.
