CA: Consumer
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Can a comic coloring book help you avoid used car scams?
Buying a used car can be a risky proposition but a new consumer guide can help people avoid common pitfalls. The nonprofit Oregon Consumer Justice …
Monday, May 6, 2024
Cientos de miles de niños de CA dejaron de recibir Medi-Cal desde el año pasado
Medi-Cal ha eliminado a varios cientos de miles de niños de bajos ingresos de las listas de seguro médico desde abril de 2023, según …
Monday, May 6, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of CA children dropped off Medi-Cal since last year
Medi-Cal has dropped several hundred thousand low-income children from the health insurance rolls since April 2023, according to a new report from …
Feds: Grocery chain profits soared during and after pandemic
Consumer groups are accusing major grocery retailers - like Amazon, Kroger and Walmart - of price gouging, both during and after the pandemic…
Climate groups seek to remove tax breaks for oil and gas companies
As state budget negotiations continue, groups fighting climate change are asking California lawmakers to cut subsidies for oil and gas companies …
IRS promotes new program to file your taxes for free
This year Californians can file simple tax forms for free and save time to boot, thanks to a new pilot project from the Internal Revenue Service …
Cal State system wins $750K in Great Admissions Redesign challenge
In the next few years, big changes are coming to the Cal State University admissions process, thanks to a $750-thousand grant from Lumina …
CA to hold hearings on whether AT&T must continue to offer landline service
Time is running out for the public to weigh in on whether AT&T should be allowed to stop offering landline service across most of the Golden State…
How can California solve its water woes? By flooding its best farmland
By Jake Bittle for Grist.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Grist-Public News Service Collaboration Th…
Backlash after regulators permit robotaxis on LA, SF freeways
A bill to grant local cities the ability to regulate autonomous vehicles is getting a lot more attention after the California Public Utilities Commiss…
Hearing on CA retail theft draws diverse views
California lawmakers are considering a range of options to combat a rise over the last two years of felony retail theft - large-scale shoplifting - an…
Community health leaders press Congress for more stable funding
Community Health Center leaders are pleading with Congress to pass a budget deal by March 8 to avoid a partial government shutdown - arguing that the …