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3 weeks ago | 
thedailybs.com | Lynn La |Kristen Hwang |Ryan Sabalow |Deborah L Brennan
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration blew past an important federal deadline Monday — resulting in millions of dollars left on the table that would have been used for Medi-Cal care, writes CalMatters’ Kristen Hwang. In November California voters approved Proposition 35, which requires revenue that the state receives from a tax on health care insurance plans to increase payments for doctors who accept Medi-Cal.
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1 month ago | 
mtdemocrat.com | Deborah L Brennan |Kristen Hwang
Focus on Inland Empire: Each Wednesday, CalMatters Inland Empire reporter Deborah Brennan surveys the big stories from that part of California. Read her newsletter and sign up here to receive it. CalMatters events: CalMatters’ Kristen Hwang speaks with Assemblymember Mia Bonta today at 11:00 a.m. about the state’s maternity care crisis.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
pressdemocrat.com | Deborah L Brennan
Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Culture war issues such as racial discrimination, LGBTQ rights and partisan politics have been lightning rods for controversy at public school board meetings in the Inland Empire in recent years.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
ridgecrestca.com | Deborah L Brennan
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Days before a Kentucky judge blocked federal rules protecting LGBTQ students last week, California Assemblymember Kate Sanchez proposed similar changes to California law. On Jan. 6 she introduced a bill that would ban transgender females from playing on girls’ sports teams with the California Interscholastic Federation. kAmr@?8C6DD:@?2= #6AF3=:42?D H6C6 @? E96 D2>6 A286j @? %F6D52J E96J A2DD65 2 3:== E@ 32?
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
kpbs.org | Deborah L Brennan |Carolyn Jones
Days before a Kentucky judge blocked federal rules protecting LGBTQ students last week, California Assemblymember Kate Sanchez proposed similar changes to California law. On Jan. 6 she introduced a bill that would ban transgender females from playing on girls’ sports teams with the California Interscholastic Federation.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
calmatters.org | Deborah L Brennan
Child care’s expense is linked to a lack of supply, which is linked to a lack of workers, which is linked to low pay and poor benefits in the industry, panelists said. Get our weekly newsletter that addresses potential solutions to the widening inequality gap in California. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
calmatters.org | Deborah L Brennan
Some rural California communities are resisting efforts to streamline permitting for wind and solar farms and battery storage for environmental or safety reasons. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
sanjoseinside.com | Deborah L Brennan
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced he has filed 31 felony charges of wage theft and tax evasion against a construction company that he said cost the state and the company’s workers $2.6 million. Bonta charged the company and two of its officials, Thomas Gregory English and Amelia Frazier Krebs, with wage and tax violations in Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Contra Costa counties. Bonta filed the criminal complaint on Aug.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
sanjoseinside.com | Deborah L Brennan
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CA Attorney General Charges Construction Firm with Felony Wage Theft and Tax Evasion
A wood framing company is accused of stiffing workers and the state $2.6 million, including work sites in Santa Clara County. Two employees could face penalties and jail if convicted.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Deborah L Brennan
Construction laborers work on a housing project in Valley Center on June 3, 2021. (Mike Blake / Reuters) California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed 31 felony charges of wage theft and tax evasion against a construction company that he said cost the state and the company’s workers $2.6 million, he announced Tuesday. Bonta filed the criminal complaint on Aug.
