Florida Lawmakers Back Lifting Voucher Caps for Children With Disabilities
State lawmakers on Monday moved toward temporarily nixing a cap on the number of students who can participate in a school voucher program for children with...
Property Insurance Off the Table During Florida Legislative Special Session
Off the table in this special session is property insurance. Local state lawmakers tell CBS News Miami they’ll continue to work on ways to help homeowners...
Texas Gop Lawmakers’ Border and Education Wishlist Would Expand State Budget by $2.7 Billion — and Counting
If bills now being considered pass, lawmakers will be left with $3.3 billion to take care of unforeseen costs over the next two years....
Legislation Making It a Criminal Offense for Illegal Immigrants Crossing Into Texas Moves Forward
State legislation making it a criminal offense to enter Texas illegally at the southern border is closer to getting to the governor’s desk. The Senate Border...
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...
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...
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...