California Governor Taps New Law to Streamline Reservoir Project
The Sites Reservoir Project is slated to hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water, enough for 3 million households for a year. California...
California Voices Launches With Focus on Homelessness
A key part of CalMatters’ mission of explaining California policy and politics is to be a forum for reasoned and diverse voices on the biggest issues...
New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance Bills
Last year, Jennifer Reisz’s college-age daughter, Megan, was kicked in the chest multiple times by the family’s horse. Megan fell to the ground, unable...
Lisa Franchetti Becomes First Woman to Lead US Navy
The Senate has voted to approve Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy. As Chief of Naval Operations she becomes the first woman...
Bernie Sanders Shows Support for NDP With Video Message at Policy Convention in Hamilton
United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada’s New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its...
DeSantis Plays at Being President With His Own Israel-Hamas Foreign Policy
Florida Republican governor raises hackles by using state resources for series of actions since the Israel-Hamas war began. His pathway to the presidency looks...
United Airlines to Start Boarding Window Seat Passengers First in Bid to Speed Up Process
Under the new policy, window seat passengers will be boarded first, followed by middle seat passengers and then aisle passengers. The policy will be...
In a World on Fire, Biden Struggles to Banish the Curse of Trump
From Afghanistan and Ukraine to the Middle East, the US president faces the fallout from his predecessor’s foreign policy blunders. Is Joe jinxed? In...
Daines Cites “National Security” Threat Along U.S. Mexico Border
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., called for a major U.S. policy change along the U.S.-Mexico border after touring the boundary Wednesday. Montana’s Republican senator...
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Travel to Japan
Attributable to Department of Defense Spokesperson Cmdr. Jessica Anderson: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb will depart for an official visit...