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Law

How Two Dental Plan Reform Bills Became Law in California Through Innovative CDA Advocacy

Posted byby Omar Cannon
November 25, 2023
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4 min

CDA’s legislative successes on dental plan reform have always included multifaceted advocacy at the state Capitol. This year, CDA expanded its tactics to counter...

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Government

California Governor Taps New Law to Streamline Reservoir Project

Posted byby Lester Hernandez
November 24, 2023
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3 min

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...

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Government

California Voices Launches With Focus on Homelessness

Posted byby Wendell Hart
November 23, 2023
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2 min

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...

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Government

New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance Bills

Posted byby Omar Cannon
November 22, 2023
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4 min

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...

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News

Lisa Franchetti Becomes First Woman to Lead US Navy

Posted byby Hubert Parker
November 21, 2023
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2 min

The Senate has voted to approve Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy. As Chief of Naval Operations she becomes the first woman...

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Policy

Bernie Sanders Shows Support for NDP With Video Message at Policy Convention in Hamilton

Posted byby Samuel Santos
November 21, 2023
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2 min

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...

Posted inin Florida
Government

DeSantis Plays at Being President With His Own Israel-Hamas Foreign Policy

Posted byby Ray Douglas
November 20, 2023
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4 min

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...

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Policy

United Airlines to Start Boarding Window Seat Passengers First in Bid to Speed Up Process

Posted byby Hubert Parker
November 20, 2023
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1 min

Under the new policy, window seat passengers will be boarded first, followed by middle seat passengers and then aisle passengers. The policy will be...

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Immigrant

Daines Cites “National Security” Threat Along U.S. Mexico Border

Posted byby Ray Douglas
November 19, 2023
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4 min

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...

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News

Why Power is Passing to Courts to Make US Crypto Policy

Posted byby Lester Hernandez
November 16, 2023
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4 min

Congressional inaction, the decline of the Chevron doctrine and regulation by enforcement are decentralizing policy-making power over technologies like blockchain and AI, says Michele...