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Older adults go back to school in Merced. ‘I find myself grinning practically the whole class’
While college student enrollment among seniors is low, those who do enroll say they reap physical, mental and social benefits.
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- Proposition 50 took some of the drama out of this year’s congressional elections — it’s just about certain that Democrats will gain seats here as they try to flip the House. But beneath that headline, […]
- The federal government is set to expand financial aid for students in short-term job training programs starting July 1, but Californians may have to wait until the fall to benefit because of administrative and regulatory […]
- An entire generation of California elected officials owe their current jobs and their political prospects to Gavin Newsom.
- Odds are Xavier Becerra will win against Steven Hilton. Then as governor — and unlike Gavin Newsom — Becerra won't likely run for higher office while governing.
- Hay 14 instalaciones en California que almacenan metacrilato de metilo, la sustancia química que estuvo a punto de provocar una catástrofe en Garden Grove. Descubre cuáles hay cerca de ti.
- Hilton avanza a las elecciones generales de noviembre, donde se enfrentará al veterano político Xavier Becerra.
- From CalMatters justice reporter Nigel Duara: Do you remember the late spring of 2020? It started with lockdowns, doomscrolling and Zoom birthdays. Then, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Protests erupted across […]
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California’s most prominent congressional elections for this fall’s midterms are now set, with two districts in particular ready to test Democrats’ redrawn U.S. House map.
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