CA: Budget Policy & Priorities
Thursday, April 18, 2024
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 …
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Groups plead with CA legislators to save Market Match program
California's program helping low-income families buy fresh fruit and vegetables is on the chopping block and health care advocates are asking legislat…
Will California do reparations right?
By Erin Aubry Kaplan for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Yes! Magazine-Public News …
Coalition presses to open health exchange to undocumented Californians
This week, groups fighting for health equity known as the Health4All campaign are asking the California Legislature to remove barriers to the …
CA workforce advocates call job-training budget cuts 'ill-advised'
As California faces a $38 billion budget deficit, state lawmakers have identified $17 billion in potential cuts before the Legislature begins …
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 …
CA foster care advocates ask lawmakers to fund in-person response teams
Advocates for foster families are pressing lawmakers to save the Family Urgent Response System from the budget ax. California faces a $37.9 billion …
On World Water Day, advocates call on Congress to reinstate protections
Today is World Water Day, established 21 years ago by the United Nations to promote clean, fresh water. This year, advocates in the U.S. are …
Environmental advocates cheer new EPA clean-car rules
Clean-air groups are calling the Biden administration's new rules on vehicle pollution the single biggest action the Environmental Protection Agency h…
CA referendum would lift ban on new oil wells near homes
A referendum on the ballot this fall gives California voters the chance to either uphold or reject a law which would require oil and gas wells to be s…
CA healthcare advocates unveil package of bills to lower costs
On Tuesday, Care4All California, a coalition fighting for affordable health care, unveiled a package of bills its members say they would like state …
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…