CalMatters

Ethnic studies was supposed to start this fall. But the state cut funding for it and fights erupted over who is included in the curriculum.

Leading medical organizations informed the state’s new guidelines, announced as part of a western states alliance. A new law requires insurers to cover vaccines for most Californians.

Gavin Newsom will weigh in on health care bills targeting insulin prices, insurance approvals that cause medical delays, and privacy rules in California.

Newsom has one month to sign or veto bills passed by the state Legislature.

The FAIR Plan faces accusations of denying smoke-damage claims and more. Can California lawmakers keep the insurer of last resort accountable?

About 340,000 California students completed a financial aid application, up about 11% over last year.

For the third year, the state delayed AI regulation for disclosing and appealing many automated decisions by the state and companies.

A judge will decide whether DOGE's health cuts are legal. Local health departments aren't waiting to close clinics, stop programs, cut immunization appointments and lay off workers anyway.

California leaders wrapped this year’s legislative session Saturday afternoon, prolonged by last-minute backroom deals on climate and energy, sparking deep frustration among some lawmakers.

California lawmakers passed a six-bill climate and energy package extending cap and trade to 2045, expanding the state’s wildfire fund, approving new oil drilling, and opening the door to a regional power market.

Senate Bills 627 and 805 would ban law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings and require officers to be readily identifiable, respectively.

Senate leaders failed to fix an environmental law rollback for advanced manufacturing, leaving pollution concerns untouched as session ends.