As states implement changes to food assistance and public health insurance under new federal requirements, these shifts could have significant effects on poverty. In 2025, California’s poverty rate ...

The federal government has been a key partner in California’s water management efforts for decades. From weather forecasting and flood management to water supply, state and federal agencies have had ...

Kai Ryssdal is the host and senior editor of Marketplace, the most widely heard program on business and the economy—radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting—in the country. He also ...

The Colorado River is in crisis. Reservoir levels are at historic lows—Lake Powell is at 21% of capacity, while Lake Mead is at 27%, threatening hydropower operations and possibly even reservoir ...

Heading into the November 3 election, Becerra leads Hilton in the California governor’s race. Our latest statewide survey ...

The political landscape in California is more varied than many expect. In a recent event, PPIC expert Eric McGhee explained ...

The recent California primary was one for the history books, featuring new congressional districts drawn for partisan effect and the prospect of two Republicans running for governor in the fall. In ...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2026—Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton sit atop a crowded field of gubernatorial candidates heading into next week’s primary election. Most likely voters ...

California public schools are in the midst of a long-running trend of declining enrollment. Enrollment fell this past year by nearly 75,000 students. Since 2015–16, enrollment has dropped in all but ...

Rates of student homelessness among California’s K–12 students increased in nearly two-thirds of the state’s counties during the 2024–25 school year, according to the California Department of ...

California public schools began administering a new assessment this school year, called the Reading Difficulties Risk Screener. The screener must be administered at least once per year in kindergarten ...

California is seen as more regulated than other states, and many see regulations as dampening the business climate. Regulations are not imposed in a vacuum, however: they are meant to achieve some ...