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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.
Stories by CalMatters
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The governor’s plan for career education attempts to streamline a disjointed job training system, but critics say the reforms aren’t enough.
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The unclaimed money is tied to Proposition 35, a ballot measure passed by 68% of voters in November. The measure committed money from a special tax on health insurance plans to increase payments to doctors and healthcare facilities that treat low-income patients in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program.
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A judge said Santa Monica diluted Latino votes in city elections. Six years later, nothing’s changedSanta Monica's six-year legal battle allows city to continue discriminatory election system.
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Infrastructure issues at California’s public universities are hindering students and faculty’s ability to learn and work on campus.
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California’s political watchdog is fining former Assemblymember Evan Low $106,000 for campaign finance violations after he admitted trying to conceal payments to actor Alec Baldwin, who appeared at a 2020 fundraiser for Low.
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At 90% of the state historical average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is far better than last year. But it’s nothing like the record-smashing 2023.
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In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.
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Last year, California passed a law that prohibits schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender. The U.S. Department of Education alleges the law violates parents’ rights.
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Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential federal cuts.
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Cal State San Bernardino is among several dozen universities under federal scrutiny for programs that have targeted disadvantaged groups of students.
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Across California, only one in five eligible college students receive CalFresh due to complicated requirements and an arduous application process.
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Last year, the nationwide total was $253 million, barely a blip in the overall federal budget, but a crucial funding source for rural communities that have limited options for raising revenue.
