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Health & Wellness October 28, 2026

In California and Other States, Dads Are Now Even With Moms in Paid Leave Claims

This article by Elly Yu, LAist, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct. 28, 2026 Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days. He has three young kids…

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Government & Politics October 23, 2026

GOP Congressman in California Swing-District Race Defends Vote for Medicaid Cuts

This article by Jackie Fortiér first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct 23, 2026 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ulises Hernandez has had health coverage through Medicaid for as…

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Health & Wellness October 16, 2026

Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Oct 16, 2026 In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors…

Health & Wellness August 25, 2026

California Weighs Penalties for Healthcare Providers That Don’t Rein In Costs

This article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 24, 2026 California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t…

Health & Wellness July 13, 2026

As GOP Cries Fraud, Newsom Backs Medicaid Spending on Housing and Food

This article by Angela Hart first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jul 13, 2026 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is taking aim at California’s…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

Environment January 27, 2023

How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

by Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] California is embarking on an audacious new climate plan that aims to eliminate…

Environment January 11, 2023

How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific

by Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that…

Government & Politics November 12, 2026