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- En un debate caótico el martes por la noche en Pomona, los demócratas atacaron a Steyer y Becerra, y todos buscaban un momento decisivo. Nadie logró destacarse.
- Aún no se han aprobado las regulaciones estatales destinadas a mantener a los estafadores fuera del sector de los cuidados paliativos.
- The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation.
- Republican-led concerns of alleged widespread Medicare fraud underscore the recent spate of hospice fraud cases in California. But what does hospice fraud entail and how can you protect yourself? As CalMatters’ Ana B. Ibarra explains, […]
- California's top vote-counter, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, faces a challenge from Republican Don Wagner in the 2026 election.
- State regulations meant to help keep scammers out of the hospice industry are still pending.
- Small retailers — facing higher costs, uncertainty from tariffs and now rising fuel and shipping prices — wonder how long they can survive.
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Advocates say 1 million unauthorized immigrants with California driver’s licenses are at risk under a state plan to share license information to a national database.
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