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Season 2025
Episode 373
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‘Road to Repair’ Plan Reboots 16 Equity Bills
Season 2025
Episode 360
After losing steam in 2024, California’s Legislative Black Caucus is renewing its push for racial equity with 16 bills under the “Road to Repair 2025” plan. Avoiding the term "reparations," the package skips cash payments and instead focuses on structural reforms like ending forced prison labor and funding equity efforts.
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A new bill would stop schools from requiring pre-approval for cultural regalia.
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Senate Bill 68 would require restaurants to identify allergens on menus.
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A bill would let car dealers charge up to $500 in processing fees.
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State Farm faces state probe after complaints over fire claim delays.
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Study links rising rents to falling transit use in LA neighborhoods.
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Governor Newsom wants to cut back weightloss drugs from Medi-Cal to help the $12 billion deficit.
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The CA Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about how much customers are paid for excess energy.
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Governor Gavin Newsom wants to increase the state's investment in film and tv tax credits.
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Newsom’s budget proposal to speed up the Delta Tunnel project ignites controversy.
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A pilot program raising juror pay is cut from California's budget plan.
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California eases AI rules, removing key protections under pressure.
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The LAPD’s decades-old warning about false complaints now faces a court challenge.