State settles with Sacramento schools over enrollment
(The Center Square) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement Friday with the Sacramento City Unified School District following an investigation into... Read More.
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CA pulls plug on suing feds for canning funds for rail ‘boondoggle’
California officials last month dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state's High-Speed Rail Authority that challenged the federal government's decision to cut $4 billion... Read More.
CA hires DEI chief to ‘integrate DEI’ into retirement investments – has no finance experience
(The Center Square) - California's main state retirement fund, CalPERS, announced the hiring of a new chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer whose listed... Read More.
Assembly Education Committee OKs homeless youth bill
(The Center Square) - A California bill that aims to help homeless teens is one step closer to becoming law.
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Flags lowered on anniversary of Palisades, Eaton fires
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered flags lowered to half-staff Wednesday for all state buildings on the one-year anniversary of the... Read More.
With law taking effect, California strengthens plastic bag ban
(The Center Square) - A new law is closing what some officials have called a loophole in California's plastic bag ban.
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Many education laws to take effect in 2026 in California
(The Center Square) - As California looks toward 2026, here are the key education laws that will take effect.
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Venezuela offers opportunities, challenges for U.S. refineries
(The Center Square) - The highly complex refineries located on the U.S. Gulf Coast could resume processing heavy Venezuelan crude oil in the years... Read More.
Citgo can’t escape SF, Oakland, CA counties’ climate ‘disinfo’ lawsuit
A California state appeals court says fuel producer Citgo can't escape, after all, from the lawsuit launched by the cities of San Francisco and... Read More.
First female Hispanic Senate president pro tempore sworn in
Editor's note: Madeline Shannon, a reporter with The Center Square, is based at the California Capitol in Sacramento and begins filing her stories there... Read More.
