$7.5-billion mini-NIH plan goes to California voters under bill signed by NewsomCalifornia voters will decide whether to create a $7.5 billion state scientific research arm similar to the National Institutes of Health. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that puts the issue before voters in March 2028.Los Angeles Times7d agoWhole story →EducationTechnologyGavin NewsomS 895california research bond proposal
How Trump's plan to make Head Start English-only would hit L.A. classroomsThe Trump administration wants to make Head Start English-only, altering learning for two-thirds of California children enrolled in the federal early childhood program. Critics say the plan goes against decades of dual language research.Los Angeles Times13d agoWhole story →Educationhead start overhaul proposal
Newsom vetoes bill that would have remade state demonstration forestsGov. Gavin Newsom said AB 2494 could have hampered research in demonstration forests, dealing a setback to tribes and environmentalists pushing to curb commercial logging.Los Angeles Times14d agoWhole story →EducationPlanetGavin Newsomcalifornia forest management bill veto