California is poised to reinstate the individual mandate to purchase health insurance that President Trump and congressional Republicans ended two years ago.
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP/via NPR)
Adel Sambrano Ramos head was bandaged as he appeared in court Monday. The defense attorney said nothing after the proceedings, but the prosecuting attorney had plenty to say.
Story by Bob Moffitt.
(Photo: Adel Sambrano Ramos, left, huddles with his court-appointed attorney, Diane Howard, during his first court appearance in the shooting death of Sacramento Police officer Tara O'Sullivan in Sacramento County Superior Court - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / via Capradio)
A recent gut-and-amend bill would change the election code to permit undocumented immigrants to run for local Democratic Party positions.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo by Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio News)
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom claimed this week that his administration raised the rainbow flag at the Capitol “for the first time in our state’s history.” PolitiFact California checks out the Governor’s claim.
Story by Chris Nichols
(Photo: The rainbow flag, a symbol of LGBTQ pride, flies over the California state Capitol in Sacramento on June 18, 2019 / Capital Public Radio)
The California Legislature could take up Governor Gavin Newsom’s wildfire liability proposal in the coming weeks.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: In this Nov. 9, 2018 file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric crews work to restore power lines in Paradise, Calif. - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / via Capital Public Radio)
Monday, June 24, 2019
Police officer Tara O'Sullivan, age 26, died in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call that turned into a multi-hour standoff.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
(Photo by Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / via Capital Public Radio).
The California Assembly has given final approval to a series of tax law changes that will net the state more than $1 billion a year. And the Senate approved an increase to California’s fee on landlines and cell phones to modernize the 911 system.
Story by Ben Adler.
(Photo: Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee urges lawmakers to approve a measure to raise fees on phones to pay for an upgrade to the 911 system during the Assembly session in Sacramento - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / via Capital Public Radio).
Minorities make up more than half of the state’s population, but account for only 30 percent of the lawyers in the California Department of Justice. Some legal experts warn this lack of diversity may ignore the needs of some communities.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: Beth Cortez-Neavel / Flickr / via Capital Public Radio)
Friday, June 21, 2019
California Attorney General is responsible for representing the people in court. But the office isn’t nearly as diverse as the state it represents, and this may leave the legal needs of some Californians ignored.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / via Capradio)
Donated marijuana for chronically ill, low-income Californians gets taxed under Prop 64. Advocates for “compassionate use” say these patients deserve a break.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
(Kirill Vasikev/EyeEm /Getty Images/via Capradio)
Thursday, June 20, 2019
California-based Google has a plan to add twenty thousand new homes in the Bay Area.
A new poll shows a large majority of Californians want to restrict new home building in areas of the state prone to wildfires.
The California Assembly has approved a new fee on cell phones and landlines in order to upgrade the state’s outdated 9-1-1 system.
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