Yearly Archives: 2026
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Newsom’s Office Mandate for State Workers Outpaces Rules in Texas, Other States
Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a harder line on office attendance for state workers than even Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who briefly...
California Lawmakers Who Break From the Party Line
A political shakeup in the Central Valley is offering a preview of what may lie ahead for lawmakers in Sacramento who dare to break...
Handful of California Legislators Break Ranks With Their Party — Most Never Do
In a Legislature defined by party discipline, breaking ranks is a rare act — and a risky one.
A new CalMatters Digital Democracy analysis of...
California’s Courts Must Confront Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing
California’s death penalty system is in the midst of a reckoning that has been decades in the making, and the numbers behind it are...
California’s Reading Scores Rise as Literacy Investments Pay Off—But Is It Enough?
California’s push to overhaul how children learn to read is starting to pay off, but a shortage of trained literacy coaches in some parts...
