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Workers denied pandemic-era jobless benefits are still struggling with debt and stress as they fight California's employment agency about fraud and an appeals system facing a ‘historic’ backlog.

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Why California’s COVID unemployment mess isn’t over yet

May 16, 2023 at 4:45 p.m.

Workers denied pandemic-era jobless benefits are still struggling with debt and stress as they fight California's employment agency about fraud and an appeals system facing a ‘historic’ backlog.

A new law aims to ensure workers with disabilities earn at least minimum wage. But some worry there aren't enough resources to help these workers compete for jobs.

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Can California find better paying jobs for people with disabilities?

May 10, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

A new law aims to ensure workers with disabilities earn at least minimum wage. But some worry there aren't enough resources to help these workers compete for jobs.

Several hospitals have warned that they are struggling financially after the strains of the pandemic. A new loan program, if approved, could offer short-term relief.

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To head off hospital closures, California legislators fast-tracking a loan program

May 5, 2023 at 9:45 a.m.

Several hospitals have warned that they are struggling financially after the strains of the pandemic. A new loan program, if approved, could offer short-term relief.

From Michigan to Georgia to overseas, a new age of car manufacturing has arrived, spurred by California’s landmark mandate to end new sales of gasoline-powered cars.

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Facing California deadlines, automakers race to produce electric cars

May 5, 2023 at 9:25 a.m.

From Michigan to Georgia to overseas, a new age of car manufacturing has arrived, spurred by California’s landmark mandate to end new sales of gasoline-powered cars.

California's reparations task force may vote to recommend a state apology and payments to African Americans based on years living in state.

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California reparations task force to recommend ‘down payments’ for slavery, racism

May 3, 2023 at 6:30 a.m.

California's reparations task force may vote to recommend a state apology and payments to African Americans based on years living in state.

In a worldwide first, California’s air board unanimously moves to end diesel’s decades-long stranglehold on the economy. Truckers predict chaos, while communities celebrate cleaner air.

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California phases out new diesel trucks by end of 2035

April 28, 2023 at 12:52 p.m.

In a worldwide first, California’s air board unanimously moves to end diesel’s decades-long stranglehold on the economy. Truckers predict chaos, while communities celebrate cleaner air.

Trucking companies say the deadlines for converting big rigs, delivery trucks and other heavy vehicles are unachievable.

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California poised to ban new diesel trucks

April 26, 2023 at 8:44 a.m.

Trucking companies say the deadlines for converting big rigs, delivery trucks and other heavy vehicles are unachievable.

A wage hike at this time “takes a very serious problem and makes it impossible,” Carmela Coyle, president of the California Hospital Association, recently said in a call with reporters.

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California’s lowest paid health workers want a raise; industry leaders are pushing back

April 25, 2023 at 11:31 a.m.

A wage hike at this time “takes a very serious problem and makes it impossible,” Carmela Coyle, president of the California Hospital Association, recently said in a call with reporters.

A California housing law grants generous benefits to builders who agree to only hire union workers. Trouble is, few if any builders found a way to do it.

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Will cracks in California labor coalition offer YIMBY breakthrough on housing?

April 24, 2023 at 10:40 a.m.

A California housing law grants generous benefits to builders who agree to only hire union workers. Trouble is, few if any builders found a way to do it.

A growing body of research mostly shows that people spend more when fees are revealed later.

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California lawmakers attempt crackdown on hidden fees

April 20, 2023 at 2:22 p.m.

A growing body of research mostly shows that people spend more when fees are revealed later.

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