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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 898, a bill that protects college savings accounts from money judgments by creditors.
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As students and parents alike grapple with the unprecedented demands of online education, the California State Legislature has passed a bill that would increase public aid for student parents, allowing college students with dependent children to more easily benefit from the state’s California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, or CalWORKs, program.
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Amid orange skies and poor air quality, Californians continue to face a record-breaking wildfire season, and its end could be a ways away.
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On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2147, which allows former inmate fire crew members to pursue a career in firefighting after their sentence.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Sunday that extends protections against price gouging through March 4, 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation that will free up energy capacity as high temperatures sweep the state.
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The California Independent System Operator issued a Flex Alert asking state residents to voluntarily conserve electricity Sunday and Monday as heat storms and wildfires cause power system failures.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill protecting millions of tenants and property owners who have been impacted by COVID-19 from evictions and foreclosures, as announced Monday in a press release from the governor’s office.
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The state of California will more than double its coronavirus testing capacity thanks to a partnership with PerkinElmer, a Massachusetts-based diagnostics company.
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Since March, California’s Employment Development Department, or EDD, has encountered 10.6 million claims amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EDD spokesperson Barry White.
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