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Trump’s proposed tariffs, especially on China and Mexico, could hit California hard
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Democrats still dominate California, but their voters have drifted to the right
Republicans and Democrats were evenly matched in California until the latter became dominant in the 1990s. This year saw a different shift.
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California Senate leader calls union ‘morally bankrupt’ for opposing a vulnerable Democrat
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Why no one spent more than Google to lobby California officials this summer
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California workers could lose deportation protections
President-elect Trump could ax a federal program that protects undocumented immigrants who are witnesses in workplace ...
Wayne D’Orio
Wayne D'Orio is an East Coast writer and editor specializing in education. A former editor at Scholastic, he has had stories published in various publications, including The Atlantic, The Washington ...
It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program
Cal Poly Humboldt’s bachelor’s program offers new opportunity to people incarcerated at maximum-security Pelican Bay State Prison ...
Programa que beneficia a inmigrantes que denuncian irregularidades en el trabajo podría estar en riesgo con la llegada de Trump
El programa que protege a empleados indocumentados que colaboran en investigaciones laborales está en riesgo con el regreso ...
Opinion
A message to Gen Z Californians: Let’s make history not for what we faced but how we overcame it
As California faces another four years under President Donald Trump means, Gen Z should respond not with exasperation but courage to lead.
Anti-slavery measure Prop. 6 fails, allowing forced labor to continue in California prisons
California voters rejected the anti-slavery measure Proposition 6, which would have banned forced labor in state prisons.
California enacts new climate rules — which could boost gas prices
Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the new climate rules, which give incentives for low-carbon fuels. The ...