Yearly Archives: 2026
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California Health Cost Watchdog Gains Authority to Penalize Hospitals That Exceed Spending Limits
California health officials have taken a major step toward reining in medical costs, giving a state watchdog agency new authority to fine hospitals, physician...
CalMatters Honored for “Deeply Human” and Innovative Storytelling at Online Journalism Awards
CalMatters journalists have earned top honors in this year's Online Journalism Awards, a national competition that celebrates innovative digital storytelling across major media companies,...
Community Colleges Reverse Course, Push Back on Plan to Expand Bachelor’s Degree Offerings
California’s community colleges spent years pushing for the authority to award more bachelor’s degrees. This year, two bills moving through Sacramento seemed poised to...
California Aims to Rebuild Public Trust Through a New Approach to Data Centers
California's data center boom is barreling forward, and Southern California communities are increasingly finding themselves caught between the promise of economic development and the...
California’s Job Losses Mount, but Candidates Stay Quiet on the Issue
California's political class has a great deal to say this election season about housing costs, crime, water policy and a dozen other hot-button issues....
