Prosecutors probing deaths charge shop clerk, son with selling kratomFederal prosecutors in Mississippi say they have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student.Santa Rosa Press Democrat3d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationkratom deaths investigation
How California is creating a workaround to save defunded college programsThe bill comes as UC President Milliken has warned the university community that the federal government's threats to cut funding "represent one of the gravest threats to the University of California" in its 157-year history.Santa Rosa Press Democrat4d agoWhole story →Educationcalifornia education funding workaround
New California law makes it easier for English learners to reclassify as fluentA bill simplifying the reclassification of English-learning students was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday.Santa Rosa Press Democrat4d agoWhole story →EducationGavin Newsomcalifornia education law signed
What Newsom signed and vetoedSee how California bills signed or vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2026 affect electricity costs, housing, immigration, insurance and AI in the Bay Area.Santa Rosa Press Democrat4d agoWhole story →BuildTechnologyGavin Newsomcalifornia bill signings
$7.5-billion mini-NIH plan goes to California voters under bill signed by NewsomCalifornia voters will decide whether to establish a $7.5 billion state scientific research arm — similar to the National Institutes of Health — after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will put the proposal on the March 2028 ballot.Santa Rosa Press Democrat5d agoWhole story →HealthEducationGavin Newsomcalifornia research bond proposal
Watchdog says Trump can’t cancel more than $800M in spending approved by CongressThe GAO says the maneuver known as a “pocket rescission” is illegal.Santa Rosa Press Democrat6d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyfiscal year budget deadline
Newsom vetoes bill calling for college student feedback on campus protest rulesAfter dividing lawmakers and barely clearing the Legislature last month, a bill pushing for greater transparency on the implementation of campus protest rules at California’s public universities has been vetoed by Newsom.Santa Rosa Press Democrat6d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationcalifornia ab 2551 veto
Senate resoundingly approves sweeping college sports measureThe outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.Santa Rosa Press Democrat7d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentcollege sports act passage
