California governor asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for LA wildfire relief
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover ...
Newsom requests nearly $40 billion in disaster aid following Los Angeles wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to members of Congress requesting nearly $40 billion in funding to rebuild ...
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Susan Shelley: Your power bill is so high, thanks to the state
Meanwhile, the cost of wildfires and wildfire mitigation is another reason electricity rates are high in California. Ratepayers get the bill. And everybody’s rates are higher due to cost-shifting that ...
The Latest: Trump signals he’s open to multiple budget bills instead of just one
Hours after the Senate approved a spending framework, President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview that he’s open to ...
Neither US States Nor Companies Fully Disclose Corporate Subsidies
Our research suggests that barely 20 states report the governmental assistance they give companies. 80% of firms receiving ...
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Providers see an increased demand for mental health services after LA fires
Mental health professionals are seeing an increased demand for therapy since the fires, but mental health isn’t always built ...
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Millie pockets $12M to expand midwife-led maternity care and grow its clinic footprint
Startup Millie aims to reimagine the standard of maternity care with a midwife-led model that offers patients both in-patient and virtual care services.  | Millie plans to expand its footprint and add ...
Transportation chief Duffy launches probe of California’s high-speed rail project
Duffy, speaking at Union Station in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, said the Federal Railroad Administration will review the ...
California Legislative Black Caucus leaders renew reparations push after blocking similar proposals last year
On the final night of California's legislative session last year, the group blocked two of its own priorities to establish a reparations-related state agency and set up a state fund. It sparked a ...
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D.C. court temporarily halts deportation of asylum-seekers in immigration lawsuit
Immigrant advocacy groups succeeded in a request to a D.C. federal judge to temporarily block the Trump administration from ...
Trump administration takes aim at $4B in funding for California high-speed rail
President Donald Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in federal funding for the high-speed rail project in 2019, during his first term. The Biden administration later restored the funding and, in ...