California to provide free inhalers for every public school, sparing families extra costs
California plans to stock every public school with rescue inhalers to make asthma emergencies safer for students. Here’s…
States considering charging employers with Medicaid-covered workers
New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being…
What A CMS Fraud Chief Learned By Caring For Her Parents In Hospice
Dollar bills on table with stethoscope on them. Bribes in medical facilities concept megaflopp – stock.adobe.com The realization…
Universal Basic Capital: Why Both Trump And Bernie Sanders Want To Give Americans AI Equity
Topline The Trump administration is in talks with AI companies about potentially acquiring a stake in them in…
California air regulators approve changes to cap-and-trade program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators updated the rules of a key climate program on Friday in…
California may give Big Oil billions in free climate permits
By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters The Chevron refinery in Richmond is located behind a nearby neighborhood on Feb. 21,…
California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides
California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most…
California governor candidates spar on taxes, Trump and healthcare
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The leading candidates for California governor clashed in a lively debate Tuesday on everything…
Dust storms have overtaken Coachella. Researchers say it’s a sign of what’s to come
A powerful dust storm disrupted the first weekend of the Coachella music festival as blustery winds swept over…
Federal officials make 8 arrests in Los Angeles health care fraud investigation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday arrested eight people they say were involved in various health…
Gavin Newsom promised over one hundred mental health projects — many are still abandoned
A number of projects funded through Proposition 1 — the $6.4 billion behavioral-health bond voters narrowly approved in March…
10 projects from Newsom’s mental health bond were supposed to open in 2025. That didn’t happen
None of the projects expected in 2025 under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure have opened, CalMatters…