Why a cannabis tax cut is sending some child-care advocates into panic
A fight over taxes consumers pay for cannabis products has prompted a standoff between unusual adversaries: child-care advocates and the legal weed industry.On July 1,…
Trump releases frozen school grants with conditions; most funds for California still in limbo
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will release an estimated $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for schools nationwide, but has warned states that it will rescind…
Contributor: What to give Americans for Mother’s Day? More than a baby bonus
Ahead of Mother’s Day this year, the White House has been exploring various policies to boost America’s low birth rate, including a baby bonus (i.e.…
California Democrats, Republicans sound alarm over Head Start cuts
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of legislators in Sacramento released a letter urging California’s congressional delegation to protect the embattled Head Start program and reject…
Yes, Biden is governing as a progressive. Are you surprised?
President Biden’s Republican critics charge that he has foisted a “bait and switch” on voters — that he campaigned as a moderate but veered abruptly…
Senate OKs defense bill that will raise pay, fund efforts to counter China
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895…
America needs to retake Econ 101
If we're going to vote based on concerns about cost of living, we need to know what levers government can pull and which promises are…
Biden’s relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews
WASHINGTON — It’s not often that a president gets everything he asks for, but that’s what happened.President Biden wanted $1.9 trillion to help the country climb…
Adam Schiff discusses his plans as California’s next senator
Adam Schiff — “sleazebag,” “low life,” “little pencil neck,” to use some of the pungent ways Donald Trump describes him — is taking the high…