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Curved facade of the California State Library with green-tinted windows and trees casting shadows, conveying a calm and scholarly atmosphere.

How California bungled $1 million in a collaboration with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters April 18, 2026, 6:00 a.m.April 15, 2026, 3:21 p.m.

Lawmakers grilled the state library and a California nonprofit over funds aimed at bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to California children.

Women at a podium with a "California Legislative Women's Caucus" sign.

California looking to spend $3.4 million to support ‘generational shift’ in menopause care

by Elizabeth Aguilera • Special for Capital & Main March 23, 2026, 6:00 a.m.March 19, 2026, 4:26 p.m.

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Will this be the year California makes kindergarten mandatory?

by Carolyn Jones • CalMatters Jan. 7, 2026, 11:39 a.m.Jan. 7, 2026, 11:39 a.m.

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Economic realities of living in California hit hard as gap between rich and poor remains near historic highs

by Mark Kreidler • Capital & Main Jan. 7, 2026, 6:00 a.m.Jan. 5, 2026, 2:15 p.m.

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Commentary: California’s Black legislators stay on task with reparations, despite national headwinds

by Erin Aubry Kaplan • Capital & Main Oct. 10, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Oct. 5, 2025, 4:45 p.m.

A person in a straw hat tending to a vegetable field filled with green leafy plants.

California bill aims to crack down on predatory labor traffickers

by Larry Buhl • Capital & Main Sept. 10, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Sept. 9, 2025, 7:46 a.m.

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California’s lawmakers love to talk, but these eight barely say a word

by Ryan Sabalow and Omar Rashad Aug. 15, 2025, 3:08 p.m.Aug. 15, 2025, 3:08 p.m.

A man driving a silver car with a young boy in the back seat, seen through the open passenger window.

No more calling ‘shotgun?’ California could ban teens from riding in the front seat

by Ryan Sabalow • CalMatters April 5, 2025, 6:00 a.m.April 3, 2025, 3:57 p.m.

Parade with scouts carrying a large American flag, observed by a person wearing a "Combat Wounded Veteran" jacket.

California is the only state that doesn’t exempt veterans’ retirement from taxes. New bills could change that

by Sameea Kamal • CalMatters March 26, 2025, 6:00 a.m.March 25, 2025, 12:06 p.m.

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Progressives seek health privacy protections in California, but Newsom could balk

by Vanessa G. Sánchez • KFF Health News March 24, 2025, 6:00 a.m.March 21, 2025, 12:00 p.m.