This week, groups fighting for health equity known as the Health4All campaign are asking the California Legislature to remove barriers to the …

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 …

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 …

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…

A bill to grant local cities the ability to regulate autonomous vehicles is getting a lot more attention after the California Public Utilities Commiss…

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate reintroduced the Housing for All Act, which would put about $100 billion over 10 years toward solving …

A new report shows that despite record spending on law enforcement in California, the clearance rate - that is the rate of crimes solved - was the …

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 …

California ranks 37th out of 48 states for spending on K-12 education - according to a new report from Rutgers University, the University of Miami…

Education advocates in California say they're breathing a sigh of relief after higher ed was spared big cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom's new budget …

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a new bill that would modernize the Federal Poverty Line, which hasn't been substantially updated …

Advocates for affordable health care are speaking out to remind people what is at stake if the Affordable Care Act is repealed in the wake of recent s…

About 300 young adults leaving foster care in California will now receive a monthly check to help them make ends meet, part of the state's first …

Nuevos datos muestran que un programa del condado de Los Ángeles para ayudar a las personas a reintegrarse a la sociedad después del encarce…

Progressive groups are speaking out against the idea of a constitutional convention, warning it could be used to impose conservative policies on …

By Laura Aka for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Service Col…

National Health Center Week is in full swing with events across the country celebrating the impact of community health centers serving 20% of Californ…

New health care subsidies for low-income families are expected to soften the impact of rising premiums. On Tuesday CoveredCA announced premiums will …

Las exenciones de la época de la pandemia que permitieron a muchos estudiantes acceder a los beneficios de alimentos de CalFresh sin tener que tr…

Conservation groups are asking the California Legislature to pull a number of budget "trailer bills" they say amount to a backroom deal to loosen env…

Traditional business lending is tight these days following a series of recent bank collapses but one program is helping small businesses grow…

Groups working to fight hunger in California are praising Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed changes to the state budget regarding food assistance for …

Children made up just 22% of the U.S. population in 2020 - and that's an all-time low, according to a new analysis of census data from the Annie E…

Health advocates are promoting a package of bills this legislative session to make health care easier to get - and more affordable. The Care 4 All …