Bureaucracy, Red Tape, and a Failed Gavin Newsom Project: Why California Moved Slowly in Wildfire Prevention
California's leaders have known for years that the plodding pace of their fire prevention efforts is a problem
Los Angeles Fire Chief Warned That Mayor Karen Bass’s Budget Cuts Limited Wildfire Response: 'At Risk of Reduced Effectiveness'
Bass cut $7 million from overtime, then allocated $5 million for electric fire vehicles
Newsom's Offshore Wind Plan Will Likely Cost Californians Tens of Billions of Dollars. They Already Pay Some of the Nation's Highest Electric Bills.
'Californians could pay $80 billion, plus a large tab for transmission, and get little to nothing in return,' Cato Institute scholar says
In Washington State, a Biological Male Dominates Girls' Track—and a Group of School Districts Rally To Force Votes On a Change
'We don’t have a fair, equitable, level playing field for females in Washington state,' one school board member says
Cash-Strapped California Considers $15 Million Plan To Fight Trump Deportations
The funding is part of a $60 million package proposed less than two weeks after budget analysts warned of a looming deficit crisis
After Transgender Athlete’s Latest Win, Women’s Sports Advocates Hope for Supreme Court Intervention
Piecemeal decisions at lower courts have created a shifting legal landscape across the nation, advocates say
Oregon Poised To Force Health Insurers To Cover Trans Genital Surgeries for Children—or Risk Losing Their Licenses
Proposed rule relies on WPATH guidelines, which call procedures ‘medically necessary’ to expand insurance coverage
California Can't Afford Newsom's '$100 Million' Trump Resistance Lawsuits, Budget Watchdog Warns
'There is really no capacity for new commitments,' California budget analyst says