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California's Office of Health Care Affordability handed down a regulation that aims to limit rising health care costs by capping industry spending increases. Here, a nurse checks on a patient in the emergency room unit of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister on March 30, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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A new California rule tries to hold down your health care costs. Here’s how it works

Apr 26, 2024

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Millions of Californians weigh options after losing an affordable internet subsidy

Apr 25, 2024

Coroners determined Joanna Lewis died by suicide in 2011. Her family members believe she was killed, and are advocating for a domestic violence bill in the California Legislature. This is her headstone at Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery on April 24, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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Are California police missing domestic violence murders? New bill would let families review cases

Apr 25, 2024

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Steve Garvey calls pro-Palestinian student protesters ‘terrorists’

Apr 25, 2024

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California officials debate Prop. 47 changes to curb crime. On the street, the answer isn’t that simple.

Apr 24, 2024

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Female Community Reentry Program participants Daryan Grivette, left, and Michaela Twyman, right, talk with a recruiter while looking for work at a job fair in Sacramento on March 8, 2024. The program provides resources such as job training, housing, access to healthcare and education to formerly incarcerated people. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters

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California to expand re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated individuals. Here’s how they work

Apr 24, 2024

Timothy Jackson at Torrey Pines Science Park in San Diego on March 15, 2024. Jackson started his own cleaning business after taking entrepreneurship training while he was incarcerated. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

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How some programs help with post-prison life: ‘I’m signing checks. This is crazy.’

Apr 24, 2024

A clothing store in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego on April 16, 2024. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

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“Devastating” wait times at Mexico border strain California small businesses

Apr 24, 2024

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Who’s selling your digital data? California gives you tools to protect your online privacy

Apr 24, 2024

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Will less homework stress make California students happier?

Apr 23, 2024

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The Cal Grant expansion for California college students is in jeopardy as the state deficit grows

Apr 23, 2024

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An ‘impossible situation’: Why California hospitals are suing a major health insurer

Apr 23, 2024

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Supporters of transgender rights gathered at the Capitol during a press conference on March 17, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

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Judge rejects changing the name of California’s trans youth ballot measure

Apr 22, 2024

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Paul Parker, executive officer of the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board, inside his office in San Diego on Oct. 17, 2023. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMatters

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He swore to fix some of California’s deadliest jails. He gave up.

Apr 22, 2024

Nigel Duara

California law requires insurance plans to cover medically necessary mental health treatment. CalMatters wants to know how the system is working for you. Illustration by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters; iStock

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We’re investigating mental health insurance denials in California. What should we know?

Apr 22, 2024

Jocelyn Wiener

Tents outside the First Street U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles, where homeless advocates and supporters rallied as the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. heard oral arguments in the Grants Pass case on April 22, 2024. Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters

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Supreme Court weighs upending homeless protections

Apr 22, 2024

Marisa Kendall

Ken Wells of O&M Solar Services in Los Angeles, outside a home with solar panels in Ladera Heights. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters

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A plan to change your utility rates is dividing California environmentalists. Here’s why

Apr 19, 2024

Ben Christopher

A halfway house in Los Angeles on Feb. 3, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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We investigated California’s rehab for parolees. Now, the state is taking action

Apr 19, 2024

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