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Fire insurance renewal mandate worries insurers, experts

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s recent decision to put a one-year moratorium on insurance companies refusing to renew policies on homes in areas adjacent to recent devastating wildfires has garnered widely mixed reaction. Lara’s decision ensures roughly 800,000 homeowners can

Bill to stop ICE arrests at state courts on Brown’s desk

Chris Reed September 17, 2018

A bill with the potential to worsen California’s already-frosty relationship with the Trump administration passed the Legislature on a near-party-line vote in late August and was presented to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature last week. Senate Bill 349, by

California legislators launch push to expand health care coverage to undocumented immigrants

Drew Gregory Lynch June 5, 2018

State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, is renewing his push to reform health care in California, this time proposing new legislation to cover illegal immigrants’ health care. “Two years ago we passed #Health4All children in California & now the Senate

Steve Poizner’s independent bid for state office finds traction

Chris Reed May 14, 2018

Is California now a deep blue state in which moderate conservatives no longer have a chance of victory in statewide elections? Or do such candidates still have hopes if they pass on the two-party system and run as independents apart

Steve Poizner ditches GOP, will run as independent for insurance commissioner

Drew Gregory Lynch February 22, 2018

Steve Poizner is again running for the position of state insurance commissioner, but this time he’s leaving behind the Republican Party and running as an independent, in just the latest move illustrating the tough climate for the GOP in the

With move to ‘Super Tuesday,’ California looks to increase influence on presidential primary

Drew Gregory Lynch October 3, 2017

In an effort to bolster its relevance during the next presidential election, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a new law moving California’s primary from June to early March. A March primary gives the Golden State an opportunity to be political

Report: Single-payer health care in California would cost double state budget

Steven Greenhut May 23, 2017

SACRAMENTO – During the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento last weekend, the spiciest news was outgoing chairman John Burton dropping an f-bomb on a group of activists demanding that the party embrace a single-payer health system. It’s not really

Will Democrats in Legislature pressure Gov. Brown to increase state spending?

Chris Reed May 15, 2017

Will progressive lawmakers challenge Gov. Jerry Brown over his decision to dash their big dreams for the 2017-18 fiscal year? Or will they acquiesce as they mostly have in recent months of May after Brown released revised budgets without money for

Audit Report: University of California hid $175 million while seeking tuition hike

Chris Reed May 1, 2017

University of California President Janet Napolitano could face her roughest week in nearly four years as leader of the state’s flagship college system as lawmakers react sharply to a new audit that says the UC Office of the President hid

California lawmakers propose relief for criminal juveniles

James Poulos March 24, 2017

In a fresh bid to reform California’s criminal justice system, Sacramento lawmakers have begun to advance several bills, many aimed at softening juvenile punishment. “Democratic state senators Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles and Ricardo Lara of Bell Gardens are proposing four bills