The bill was passed to assist Californians who are struggling to repay private loans by lowering the cap on how much wages can be garnished. The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday passed Senate Bill 16 by Sen. Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) to...
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Low-income people applying for Medi-Cal or other social services often need their medical records to prove their eligibility, but in many cases they have to pay to get them. A bill in Sacramento would do away with those fees. Those...
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A broad coalition of labor, economic justice, community-based, and civil liberties organizations applauded lawmakers’ unveiling of details to reform California’s money bail system – a system that is fraught with wasteful inefficiencies that fuel poverty and racial inequalities in California’s...
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Republican leaders made more changes to their proposed legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act, though the amendments didn’t impress advocates who want to preserve the gains of Obamacare in California. House Speaker Paul Ryan called for more support in...
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Two-thirds of community college students have trouble paying for food, according to a new 24-state study. California schools are combining federal aid with campus food pantries and other programs to help. Chico, Calif. — Anthony Hiseley was determined to stay...
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