July 1
Legislative Update
Legislature on Recess; Budget Put to Bed (Mostly); Much Work Ahead in August; Details on Final Budget Package and other news provided in the link below. See you again in …
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UCC Legislative Update
Legislature Returns, Countdown Clock Begins; State and Federal Governments Declare Monkeypox Emergency; and other updates provided in the link below.
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June 24
Legislative Update
Waiting for Budget News to Break; CARE Court Update; Hot Bills and other updates provided in the link below.
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June 17
Legislative Update
Legislature Passes Budget Bill; CARE Court Measure Amended; Bills of Consequence and other updates provided in the link below.
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June 10
Legislative Update
Two-Party State Budget Agreement Details Now in Print; Tuesday’s Primary Election and other updates provided in the link below.
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News and Press Releases
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February 19
Governor’s State of the State Address: Annotated
The team at CalMatters annotates the Governor’s State of the State address.
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February 19
Analysis: Newsom “Owns” Homelessness
CalMatters’ analysis of Governor Newsom’s State of the State address focused on homelessness.
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January 29
UCC MFAR Letter
UCC commented on the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR), which would severely impact California’s Medi-Cal program.
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January 23
You’ve Just Been Named California’s Homelessness Czar — What’s Your First Move?
CalMatters runs down solutions that have been discussed to address homelessness, rated for speed, cost, and political feasibility.
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January 13
New York Times Interview With Dr. Margot Kushel
Dr. Kushel has been studying the underlying causes and consequences of homelessness for more than twenty years.
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January 7
New and Improved SB 50?
Senate Bill 50 continues to be a controversial measure. Here Senator Scott Weiner explains recent amendments and new support.
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