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Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 California’s Prop. 36 promised ‘mass treatment’ for defendants. A new study shows how it’s going

Few defendants have found a clear path to recovery under the law, according to new data released by the state.

by Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 New law protects CA’s homelessness aid workers
New law protects CA’s homelessness aid workers

San Bernardino County remained opposed to Pérez’s bill, saying it will “override local authority and restrict enforcement tools that cities and counties use to promote public safety.”

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 Newsom veto stalls California’s push to curb charter school fraud

Six years after the operators of A3 charter schools were indicted for stealing more than $400 million in public funds, lawmakers had hoped to pass sweeping reforms aimed at preventing similar schemes.

by Kathryn Baron, EdSource
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington
Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting Rights Act, racial representation and Democratic Party power in congress.

by The Conversation
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks
When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks

The Department of Education, according to a lawsuit, altered employees’ email auto-responses – without consent – to say things like “the Democrats have shut the government down.”

by The Conversation
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 Think your kid’s done with a booster seat? New California law says maybe not

Beginning in 2027, children from 8 to 16 years old will have to pass a five-step test to be considered properly restrained by a seat belt under California law.

by Ryan Sabalow, CalMatters
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution
Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution

The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which begins on Oct. 6, 2025, reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics.

by The Conversation
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed
California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to recognize incarcerated firefighters, including a historic measure to raise their pay to meet the federal minimum wage during active fires.

by Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 California’s Prop. 36 promised ‘mass treatment’ for defendants. A new study shows how it’s going

Few defendants have found a clear path to recovery under the law, according to new data released by the state.

by Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters
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Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 California’s Prop. 36 promised ‘mass treatment’ for defendants. A new study shows how it’s going

Few defendants have found a clear path to recovery under the law, according to new data released by the state.

by Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 New law protects CA’s homelessness aid workers
New law protects CA’s homelessness aid workers

San Bernardino County remained opposed to Pérez’s bill, saying it will “override local authority and restrict enforcement tools that cities and counties use to promote public safety.”

by Marisa Kendall, CalMatters
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 Newsom veto stalls California’s push to curb charter school fraud

Six years after the operators of A3 charter schools were indicted for stealing more than $400 million in public funds, lawmakers had hoped to pass sweeping reforms aimed at preventing similar schemes.

by Kathryn Baron, EdSource
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington
Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting Rights Act, racial representation and Democratic Party power in congress.

by The Conversation
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks
When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks

The Department of Education, according to a lawsuit, altered employees’ email auto-responses – without consent – to say things like “the Democrats have shut the government down.”

by The Conversation
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 Think your kid’s done with a booster seat? New California law says maybe not

Beginning in 2027, children from 8 to 16 years old will have to pass a five-step test to be considered properly restrained by a seat belt under California law.

by Ryan Sabalow, CalMatters
Commentary   -   Oct 19, 2025 Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution
Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution

The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which begins on Oct. 6, 2025, reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics.

by The Conversation
Sacramento   -   Oct 19, 2025 California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed
California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to recognize incarcerated firefighters, including a historic measure to raise their pay to meet the federal minimum wage during active fires.

by Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters
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