A slew of new labor-related laws, a plastic bag ban, new requirements for tortillas, and more for the Golden State ...

By Jonathan Fraser Light It’s time to look at some of the new employment laws that will impact businesses in 2026. The state’s mandatory minimum wage is going up from $16.50 an hour in 2025 to $16.90 ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on Clean Slate, a tattoo removal program in San Diego, helping justice-impacted individuals ...

More than 7 million student loan borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan need to change their payment plans for their federal ...

Most of the state’s employers, haven’t joined SecureSavings. Officials cleaned out 33,000 records of bad data and expect to ...

New Safe Homes grants program, taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026, could begin taking applications in the spring, the state’s ...

Launched in August 2023, the Trust Youth Initiative aimed to understand how direct cash support would help youth struggling ...

With two new repayment plans and the impending end of the Saving for a Valuable Education plan, here are all the things borrowers need to know for 2026.

As part of a new settlement, 7 million borrowers will be phased out of the program. With interest accruing since August, ...

California’s deficit grows, uncertainty looms, and state leaders may have fewer options than before to tackle it.

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